NHTSA Exam – Questions With Appropriate
Solutions
In typical enforcement jurisdictions, one DWI violation in ______
results in arrest. Correct Answer - 100
In the Fort Lauderdale study, police officers arrested _____% of the
drivers they contacted whose BACs were .10 to .20 Correct
Answer - 22%
The three different chemicals that are in alcohols are: Correct
Answer - Methanol, Ethanol, and Isopropanol
Which beverage alcohol is intended for human consumption:
Correct Answer - Ethanol
What is the name of the chemical process by which beverage alcohol
is produced naturally: Correct Answer - Fermentation
What is the chemical symbol for beverage alcohol Correct Answer
- ETOH
What is the name of the process used to produce high concentration
beverage alcohol: Correct Answer - Distillation
Blood alcohol concentration is the number of _____ of alcohol in
every 100 milliliters of blood. Correct Answer - Grams
Pound for pound, the average woman contains more water than
does the average male: Correct Answer - False
What does the "proof" of an alcoholic beverage mean: Correct
Answer - number corresponding to 2x the Ethanol %
, Even the chemical that is an "alcohol" contains what three elements
Correct Answer - Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Most of the alcohol a person drinks is absorbed into the
bloodstream through the small intestine: Correct Answer -
True, 80%
What is the name of the muscle that controls the passage from the
stomach to the lower gastrointestinal tract: Correct Answer -
Pylorus
Alcohol can pass directly through the stomach walls and enter the
bloodstream: Correct Answer - True, 20%
Suppose a man and a woman who both weigh 160 pounds arrived at
a party and started to drink at the same time. And suppose that, two
hours later, they both have a BAC of 0.10: Correct Answer - He
had more to drink than she did
In which organ of the body does most of metabolism of alcohol take
place: Correct Answer - Liver
What is the name of the enzyme that aids the metabolism of alcohol?
Correct Answer - Alcohol Dehydrogenase Enzyme
Once a person reaches their peak BAC, it will drop at a rate of about
_________ per hour Correct Answer - 0.15
It takes about thirty minutes for the average 175lb MA to burn off
the alcohol in one 12 ounce can of beer Correct Answer - False,
90 mins
Solutions
In typical enforcement jurisdictions, one DWI violation in ______
results in arrest. Correct Answer - 100
In the Fort Lauderdale study, police officers arrested _____% of the
drivers they contacted whose BACs were .10 to .20 Correct
Answer - 22%
The three different chemicals that are in alcohols are: Correct
Answer - Methanol, Ethanol, and Isopropanol
Which beverage alcohol is intended for human consumption:
Correct Answer - Ethanol
What is the name of the chemical process by which beverage alcohol
is produced naturally: Correct Answer - Fermentation
What is the chemical symbol for beverage alcohol Correct Answer
- ETOH
What is the name of the process used to produce high concentration
beverage alcohol: Correct Answer - Distillation
Blood alcohol concentration is the number of _____ of alcohol in
every 100 milliliters of blood. Correct Answer - Grams
Pound for pound, the average woman contains more water than
does the average male: Correct Answer - False
What does the "proof" of an alcoholic beverage mean: Correct
Answer - number corresponding to 2x the Ethanol %
, Even the chemical that is an "alcohol" contains what three elements
Correct Answer - Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Most of the alcohol a person drinks is absorbed into the
bloodstream through the small intestine: Correct Answer -
True, 80%
What is the name of the muscle that controls the passage from the
stomach to the lower gastrointestinal tract: Correct Answer -
Pylorus
Alcohol can pass directly through the stomach walls and enter the
bloodstream: Correct Answer - True, 20%
Suppose a man and a woman who both weigh 160 pounds arrived at
a party and started to drink at the same time. And suppose that, two
hours later, they both have a BAC of 0.10: Correct Answer - He
had more to drink than she did
In which organ of the body does most of metabolism of alcohol take
place: Correct Answer - Liver
What is the name of the enzyme that aids the metabolism of alcohol?
Correct Answer - Alcohol Dehydrogenase Enzyme
Once a person reaches their peak BAC, it will drop at a rate of about
_________ per hour Correct Answer - 0.15
It takes about thirty minutes for the average 175lb MA to burn off
the alcohol in one 12 ounce can of beer Correct Answer - False,
90 mins
