HSCI 336 - Health Aspects of Drug Use » Summer 2020 » Quiz 9

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Question #1
At a BAC of 0.08, the relative risk of being involved in a fatal automobile crash is about:
A.   the same as for a sober driver.
B.   three times as great as for a sober driver.
C.   10 percent higher than for a sober driver.
D.   twenty times as great as for a sober driver.
Question #2
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 2,200 people die each year simply from drinking too much alcohol. It is particularly dangerous to:
A.   combine alcohol and caffeine.
B.   drink wine with a meal.
C.   mix beer and hard liquor.
D.   begin drinking again after vomiting.
Question #3
If one member of a pair of identical twins is dependent on alcohol, the other twin:
A.   has about a 50 percent chance of also being dependent on alcohol.
B.   is virtually certain to also be dependent on alcohol
C.   is not at any greater risk for alcohol dependence than anyone else
D.   has about a 10 percent chance of also being dependent on alcohol.
Question #4
In regular alcohol consumers, lipids get accumulated in the liver and are stored as small droplets in liver cells and this condition is known as ________.
A.   liver cirrhosis
B.   Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
C.   fatty liver
D.   hemochromatosis
Question #5
Age 21 became the legal drinking age in all U.S. states in what year?
A.   1933
B.   1970
C.   1945
D.   1988
Question #6
Americans drink most of their alcohol in the form of
A.   schnapps and "coolers."
B.   wine.
C.   beer.
D.   whiskey, vodka, and gin.
Question #7
About what percentage of college students reports drinking alcohol at least once within the past month?
A.   58 percent
B.   92 percent
C.   41 percent
D.   86 percent
Question #8
Which of these substances speeds up the absorption of alcohol?
A.   starchy foods
B.   plain water
C.   carbonated liquids
D.   meat products
Question #9
One major factor determining individual differences in BAC after drinking alcohol is
A.   proportion of body fat.
B.   exercise level.
C.   urine flow.
D.   rate of metabolism.
Question #10
In a typical person, intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?
A.   0.05 percent
B.   0.10 percent
C.   0.40 percent
D.   0.25 percent
Question #11
The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.
A.   was increasing each year until the legal BAC limit was lowered to 0.08.
B.   has remained fairly constant for the past 20 years.
C.   has declined from the peak year of 1980.
D.   grows larger each year.
Question #12
Which of the following are signs of alcohol poisoning?
A.   Vomiting and then loss of consciousness
B.   Skin is cold and clammy
C.   Breathing rate is slow or irregular
D.   all of the above.
Question #13
Breath samples to determine BAC
A.   don't work if the drinker uses breath mints.
B.   provide an accurate indicator of BAC across a wide range.
C.   are inaccurate at all blood levels.
D.   only work well at BACs above 0.15 percent.
Question #14
A meta-analysis of 23 published reports relating homicide to alcohol use revealed that:
A.   about half of all murderers and about half of all homocide victims had been drinking.
B.   there is no statistical relationship between drinking and homicide
C.   murderers were likely to have been drinking, but their victims were not.
D.   victims were likely to have been drinking, but the murderers were not.
Question #15
The alcoholic content of beverages is indicated by the term "proof," which is
A.   ten times the percentage of alcohol.
B.   the same as the percentage of alcohol.
C.   half the percentage of alcohol.
D.   twice the percentage of alcohol.
Question #16
Cirrhosis of the liver can result from drinking alcohol
A.   in large amounts (a pint of whiskey a day) for ten years or more.
B.   in small amounts over several years.
C.   within a few weeks.
D.   containing higher amounts of congeners
Question #17
Heart attacks are
A.   not really affected by low or moderate levels of drinking.
B.   less likely only for those who regularly drink several glasses of red wine each day.
C.   less likely for those who drink one drink per day.
D.   more likely in all drinkers than in those who abstain.
Question #18
Growth retardation, small head circumference, small eyes, flattened bridge of the nose, and mental retardation are signs of
A.   cirrhosis of the liver.
B.   Wernicke's disease.
C.   alcoholic dementia.
D.   fetal alcohol syndrome.
Question #19
Tremors, hallucinations, delusions, and seizures are all symptoms associated with
A.   cirrhosis of the liver.
B.   alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
C.   alcohol overdose.
D.   Korsakoff's psychosis.
Question #20
In most commercial beers sold in the U.S., the alcohol content is about
A.   80 proof.
B.   20 percent.
C.   4 percent.
D.   8 percent.
Question #21
The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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