SERVSAFE ALCOHOL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔To prevent an intoxicated guest from driving, you should
a) Have the guest's car towed
b) Warn the guest that you will call the police
c) Physically stop the guest from getting into the car
d) Physically stop the guest from leaving the establishment - ✔✔Physically stop the
guest from leaving the establishment
✔✔When stopping alcohol service, you should:
A: Ask the persons companion for assistance
B: Warn the person you will call police
C: Count drinks they had and calculate BAC
D: Have backup when informing stopped service - ✔✔D
✔✔When is the best time to tell a person that you have to stop alcohol service?
A: Before the person orders food
B: As you serve the last drink
C: When the other person wants to order another drink
D: After arranging a safe ride for the person - ✔✔C
✔✔Which statements should you avoid when telling people you have to stop service:
A: being firm
B: You statements
C: Expressing concern
D: Telling them you understand - ✔✔B
✔✔There is a drug sale on the premises. What do you do?
A: Tell your manager
B: Ask the people to leave
C: Ask the customer of the deal for the dealers information
D: Tell the people that their shenanigans is illegal on the property - ✔✔A
✔✔What does ABV stand for? - ✔✔Alcohol by volume
✔✔What does BAC stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Content/Concentration
✔✔What is the NRA? - ✔✔National Restaurant Association
, ✔✔ Can guests bring their own alcohol onto the premises - ✔✔Depending on the
location
✔✔Can you drink alcohol on the job? - ✔✔Depending on the location and occupation
✔✔A server is sentenced to 60 days probation for serving alcohol to an underage guest.
- ✔✔Criminal Liability
✔✔A pedestrian who was hit by a drunk driver sues the restaurant that served the
driver. - ✔✔Civil Liability
✔✔An establishments liquor license was revoked for serving intoxicated guests. -
✔✔Administrative Liability
✔✔Can people continue drinking past the hours of service listed on an establishment's
liquor license? - ✔✔No
✔✔True or False: Refusing to serve a pregnant woman alcohol is a form of gender
discrimination. - ✔✔True
✔✔A guest may bring in their own alcohol onto the premises when - ✔✔Law and policy
allow it
✔✔A guest appears to be intoxicated but wants another drink. What is the correct thing
to do? - ✔✔Do not serve any more alcohol to the patron
✔✔Which is a penalty associated with criminal liability?
A: time in prison
B: loss of liquor license
C: loss of server permit
D: lawsuits from injured patrons - ✔✔Time in prison
✔✔True or False: Liquor authority revoking a license for serving underage patrons is an
example of administrative liability. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which is a responsibility of a liquor authority?
A: Ensure nobody underage tries to drink alcohol
B: Monitor establishments for liquor law compliance
C: File lawsuits on behalf of injured guests seeking compensation
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔To prevent an intoxicated guest from driving, you should
a) Have the guest's car towed
b) Warn the guest that you will call the police
c) Physically stop the guest from getting into the car
d) Physically stop the guest from leaving the establishment - ✔✔Physically stop the
guest from leaving the establishment
✔✔When stopping alcohol service, you should:
A: Ask the persons companion for assistance
B: Warn the person you will call police
C: Count drinks they had and calculate BAC
D: Have backup when informing stopped service - ✔✔D
✔✔When is the best time to tell a person that you have to stop alcohol service?
A: Before the person orders food
B: As you serve the last drink
C: When the other person wants to order another drink
D: After arranging a safe ride for the person - ✔✔C
✔✔Which statements should you avoid when telling people you have to stop service:
A: being firm
B: You statements
C: Expressing concern
D: Telling them you understand - ✔✔B
✔✔There is a drug sale on the premises. What do you do?
A: Tell your manager
B: Ask the people to leave
C: Ask the customer of the deal for the dealers information
D: Tell the people that their shenanigans is illegal on the property - ✔✔A
✔✔What does ABV stand for? - ✔✔Alcohol by volume
✔✔What does BAC stand for? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Content/Concentration
✔✔What is the NRA? - ✔✔National Restaurant Association
, ✔✔ Can guests bring their own alcohol onto the premises - ✔✔Depending on the
location
✔✔Can you drink alcohol on the job? - ✔✔Depending on the location and occupation
✔✔A server is sentenced to 60 days probation for serving alcohol to an underage guest.
- ✔✔Criminal Liability
✔✔A pedestrian who was hit by a drunk driver sues the restaurant that served the
driver. - ✔✔Civil Liability
✔✔An establishments liquor license was revoked for serving intoxicated guests. -
✔✔Administrative Liability
✔✔Can people continue drinking past the hours of service listed on an establishment's
liquor license? - ✔✔No
✔✔True or False: Refusing to serve a pregnant woman alcohol is a form of gender
discrimination. - ✔✔True
✔✔A guest may bring in their own alcohol onto the premises when - ✔✔Law and policy
allow it
✔✔A guest appears to be intoxicated but wants another drink. What is the correct thing
to do? - ✔✔Do not serve any more alcohol to the patron
✔✔Which is a penalty associated with criminal liability?
A: time in prison
B: loss of liquor license
C: loss of server permit
D: lawsuits from injured patrons - ✔✔Time in prison
✔✔True or False: Liquor authority revoking a license for serving underage patrons is an
example of administrative liability. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which is a responsibility of a liquor authority?
A: Ensure nobody underage tries to drink alcohol
B: Monitor establishments for liquor law compliance
C: File lawsuits on behalf of injured guests seeking compensation
