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.   twenty times as great as for a sober driver.
D.   10 percent higher than 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.   drink wine with a meal.
B.   mix beer and hard liquor.
C.   combine alcohol and caffeine.
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 10 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 50 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.   fatty liver
B.   Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
C.   hemochromatosis
D.   liver cirrhosis
Question #5
Age 21 became the legal drinking age in all U.S. states in what year?
A.   1945
B.   1988
C.   1933
D.   1970
Question #6
Americans drink most of their alcohol in the form of
A.   schnapps and "coolers."
B.   whiskey, vodka, and gin.
C.   beer.
D.   wine.
Question #7
About what percentage of college students reports drinking alcohol at least once within the past month?
A.   92 percent
B.   86 percent
C.   58 percent
D.   41 percent
Question #8
Which of these substances speeds up the absorption of alcohol?
A.   plain water
B.   meat products
C.   starchy foods
D.   carbonated liquids
Question #9
One major factor determining individual differences in BAC after drinking alcohol is
A.   rate of metabolism.
B.   urine flow.
C.   proportion of body fat.
D.   exercise level.
Question #10
In a typical person, intoxication to the point of staggering and greatly impaired sensory perception occurs at about what BAC?
A.   0.40 percent
B.   0.05 percent
C.   0.25 percent
D.   0.10 percent
Question #11
The total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities per year in the U.S.
A.   grows larger each year.
B.   was increasing each year until the legal BAC limit was lowered to 0.08.
C.   has declined from the peak year of 1980.
D.   has remained fairly constant for the past 20 years.
Question #12
Which of the following are signs of alcohol poisoning?
A.   Breathing rate is slow or irregular
B.   Vomiting and then loss of consciousness
C.   Skin is cold and clammy
D.   all of the above.
Question #13
Breath samples to determine BAC
A.   provide an accurate indicator of BAC across a wide range.
B.   only work well at BACs above 0.15 percent.
C.   don't work if the drinker uses breath mints.
D.   are inaccurate at all blood levels.
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.   the same as the percentage of alcohol.
B.   ten times the percentage of alcohol.
C.   twice the percentage of alcohol.
D.   half 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.   within a few weeks.
C.   in small amounts over several years.
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.   more likely in all drinkers than in those who abstain.
D.   less likely for those who drink one drink per day.
Question #18
Growth retardation, small head circumference, small eyes, flattened bridge of the nose, and mental retardation are signs of
A.   Wernicke's disease.
B.   fetal alcohol syndrome.
C.   cirrhosis of the liver.
D.   alcoholic dementia.
Question #19
Tremors, hallucinations, delusions, and seizures are all symptoms associated with
A.   alcohol overdose.
B.   cirrhosis of the liver.
C.   alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
D.   Korsakoff's psychosis.
Question #20
In most commercial beers sold in the U.S., the alcohol content is about
A.   80 proof.
B.   4 percent.
C.   8 percent.
D.   20 percent.
Question #21
The alcohol concentration of most wines is about 40 percent.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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