BEHS 364 SEC 7982 SEM 2192 Final Examination
Alcohol in U. S. Society
UMUC
, BEHS 364 SEC 7982 SEM 2192 Final Examination
Alcohol in U. S. Society UMUC
Match Questions – 4 points each
1. The public response to excessive drinking has been a mix of two general approaches:
a. Directly reduce drinking + restrict availability/raise prices
b. Indirectly reduce drinking + increase availability
c. Directly reduce drinking + lower price
d. None of the above
2. The “neo-prohibitionists”:
a. Are comprised of economists, epidemiologists, and other scientists doing
research on the causal effects of alcohol-control measures on drinking, abuse, and
consequences
b. Present the case that the price and availability of alcohol affect the amount
of alcohol-related harm to society
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a or b
3. During the 1930’s a new scientific understanding of alcoholism shifted the focus to:
a. Alcohol itself
b. Morality
c. The small fraction of the population vulnerable to alcoholism
d. None of the above
4. Just like tobacco:
a. A small increase in tax would have a small effect on the public health
b. A large increase in tax would have a large effect on the public health
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a or b
5. Prohibition or the 18th Amendment:
a. Promoted a substantial reduction in drinking
b. Was a political failure
c. Was repealed by Constitutional Amendment
d. All of the above
6. Today, the American public is mostly drinking:
a. Liquor
b. Beer
Alcohol in U. S. Society
UMUC
, BEHS 364 SEC 7982 SEM 2192 Final Examination
Alcohol in U. S. Society UMUC
Match Questions – 4 points each
1. The public response to excessive drinking has been a mix of two general approaches:
a. Directly reduce drinking + restrict availability/raise prices
b. Indirectly reduce drinking + increase availability
c. Directly reduce drinking + lower price
d. None of the above
2. The “neo-prohibitionists”:
a. Are comprised of economists, epidemiologists, and other scientists doing
research on the causal effects of alcohol-control measures on drinking, abuse, and
consequences
b. Present the case that the price and availability of alcohol affect the amount
of alcohol-related harm to society
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a or b
3. During the 1930’s a new scientific understanding of alcoholism shifted the focus to:
a. Alcohol itself
b. Morality
c. The small fraction of the population vulnerable to alcoholism
d. None of the above
4. Just like tobacco:
a. A small increase in tax would have a small effect on the public health
b. A large increase in tax would have a large effect on the public health
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a or b
5. Prohibition or the 18th Amendment:
a. Promoted a substantial reduction in drinking
b. Was a political failure
c. Was repealed by Constitutional Amendment
d. All of the above
6. Today, the American public is mostly drinking:
a. Liquor
b. Beer
