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Columbia Bartending Agency Questions
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Definition of the Dram Shop Act
Ans: "Any person who shall be injured in person, property, means of
support, or otherwise by any intoxicated person, or by reason of the
intoxication of said person, whether resulting in his death or not, shall have
a right of action against any person who shall, by unlawfully assisting in
procuring liquor for such intoxication person, have caused or contributed
to such intoxication: and in any such action such person shall have a right
to recover actual and exemplary damages.
Definition of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
Ans: The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream, measured as a
percentage
BAC and Effects of 2 drinks per hour
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Ans: 0.05, release of inhibitions
BAC and Effects of 3 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.08, DWI legal limit in NY State
BAC and Effects of 4 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.10, loss of coordination, staggering, slurring
BAC and Effects of 8 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.20, loss of emotional control
BAC and Effects of 12 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.30, "Walking Blackout", loss of conciousness
BAC and Effects of 14 drinks per hour
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Ans: 0.35, coma, minimum lethal level
BAC and Effects of 16+ drinks per hour
Ans: 0.40+, death
Six main factors affecting BAC
Ans: - size (musculature, not physical size)
- rate of consumption
- strength of drink (carbonated drinks can increase BAC by forcing
alcohol into the bloodstream)
- food (eating BEFORE intoxication is helpful, eating AFTER intoxication
does nothing)
- gender (women tend to have less muscle mass and less of a digestive
enzyme that metabolizes alcohol)
- drug use
Two minor factors affecting BAC
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Ans: - race (an enzyme in the liver of people of Asian descent is less
active, making metabolizing alcohol more difficult)
- age (very young and very old people tend to be more susceptible to
alcohol)
J.I.R.C.
Ans: - Judgment (driving under the influence, trying to buy everyone a
drink)
- Inhibitions (increased talkativeness, uncharacteristic behaviour)
- Reactions (slurred speech, forgetting someone's name)
- Coordination (dropping things, spilling drinks)
Steps to cut someone off
Columbia Bartending Agency Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Definition of the Dram Shop Act
Ans: "Any person who shall be injured in person, property, means of
support, or otherwise by any intoxicated person, or by reason of the
intoxication of said person, whether resulting in his death or not, shall have
a right of action against any person who shall, by unlawfully assisting in
procuring liquor for such intoxication person, have caused or contributed
to such intoxication: and in any such action such person shall have a right
to recover actual and exemplary damages.
Definition of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
Ans: The amount of alcohol in the bloodstream, measured as a
percentage
BAC and Effects of 2 drinks per hour
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Ans: 0.05, release of inhibitions
BAC and Effects of 3 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.08, DWI legal limit in NY State
BAC and Effects of 4 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.10, loss of coordination, staggering, slurring
BAC and Effects of 8 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.20, loss of emotional control
BAC and Effects of 12 drinks per hour
Ans: 0.30, "Walking Blackout", loss of conciousness
BAC and Effects of 14 drinks per hour
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Ans: 0.35, coma, minimum lethal level
BAC and Effects of 16+ drinks per hour
Ans: 0.40+, death
Six main factors affecting BAC
Ans: - size (musculature, not physical size)
- rate of consumption
- strength of drink (carbonated drinks can increase BAC by forcing
alcohol into the bloodstream)
- food (eating BEFORE intoxication is helpful, eating AFTER intoxication
does nothing)
- gender (women tend to have less muscle mass and less of a digestive
enzyme that metabolizes alcohol)
- drug use
Two minor factors affecting BAC
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Ans: - race (an enzyme in the liver of people of Asian descent is less
active, making metabolizing alcohol more difficult)
- age (very young and very old people tend to be more susceptible to
alcohol)
J.I.R.C.
Ans: - Judgment (driving under the influence, trying to buy everyone a
drink)
- Inhibitions (increased talkativeness, uncharacteristic behaviour)
- Reactions (slurred speech, forgetting someone's name)
- Coordination (dropping things, spilling drinks)
Steps to cut someone off
