TABC Test Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
The TBCA Five-Year Server Permit is the only permit that authorizes someone to serve liquor, wine, and
high-gravity beer in Tennessee. - Answer: True
You are employed as a server and your permit expired. You can legally work until you get a new one. -
Answer: False
The TABC requires your employer to keep copies of all server permits on the workplace premises. -
Answer: True
If you have never had a TABC Five-Year Server Permit and never worked as a server in Tennessee, you
are eligible for a one-time grace period if your company allows it. - Answer: True
You start a new job serving alcohol in Tennessee for the first time. You are eligible for a 61-day grace
period before you obtain a permit. You work for three days, then quit and take a job at a different
establishment. Since you worked less than a week at your first job, you get to start the grace period over
again. - Answer: False
In Tennessee, it is illegal to sell alcohol to pregnant women. - Answer: False
If you make an illegal alcohol sale, you, your manager, and your employer can all be held responsible for
your actions. - Answer: True
You made an illegal alcohol sale to someone under the age of 21. The drinker then starts a fight in your
establishment and injures an innocent bystander. The injured person can sue the minor, but not you. -
Answer: False
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the amount of: - Answer: Alcohol in the bloodstream
, A guest is showing signs of intoxication and you need to stop alcohol service. What should you say? -
Answer: The law does not allow me to serve any more alcohol at this time.
What should you do if an intoxicated guest becomes verbally abusive? - Answer: Get a manager
Your guest is halfway through her drink. What should you do? - Answer: Offer another drink, if
appropriate, as she is finishing her drink.
Which of these documents is an acceptable form of identification? - Answer: U.S. Passport
To be valid, an ID must have a birth date, a photo, and be a state or federal document. - Answer: True
Peeling lamination and oddly-spaced text are signs that an ID could be fake or altered. - Answer: True
All of these beverages are considered one standard drink except: - Answer: Two ounces of 80-proof
liquor
What is the best type of food to slow alcohol's absorption into the bloodstream? - Answer: Fats and
proteins
A 12-ounce beer containing 12% ABV should be counted as two standard drinks. - Answer: True
You stop alcohol service to an intoxicated guest. When should you write an incident report? - Answer:
Immediately after the incident
A clearly intoxicated guest drives away from your establishment. What should you do? - Answer: Call the
police and describe the guest and the car
You can be held liable if you fail to serve alcohol with reasonable care. - Answer: True
Solutions Graded A+
The TBCA Five-Year Server Permit is the only permit that authorizes someone to serve liquor, wine, and
high-gravity beer in Tennessee. - Answer: True
You are employed as a server and your permit expired. You can legally work until you get a new one. -
Answer: False
The TABC requires your employer to keep copies of all server permits on the workplace premises. -
Answer: True
If you have never had a TABC Five-Year Server Permit and never worked as a server in Tennessee, you
are eligible for a one-time grace period if your company allows it. - Answer: True
You start a new job serving alcohol in Tennessee for the first time. You are eligible for a 61-day grace
period before you obtain a permit. You work for three days, then quit and take a job at a different
establishment. Since you worked less than a week at your first job, you get to start the grace period over
again. - Answer: False
In Tennessee, it is illegal to sell alcohol to pregnant women. - Answer: False
If you make an illegal alcohol sale, you, your manager, and your employer can all be held responsible for
your actions. - Answer: True
You made an illegal alcohol sale to someone under the age of 21. The drinker then starts a fight in your
establishment and injures an innocent bystander. The injured person can sue the minor, but not you. -
Answer: False
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the amount of: - Answer: Alcohol in the bloodstream
, A guest is showing signs of intoxication and you need to stop alcohol service. What should you say? -
Answer: The law does not allow me to serve any more alcohol at this time.
What should you do if an intoxicated guest becomes verbally abusive? - Answer: Get a manager
Your guest is halfway through her drink. What should you do? - Answer: Offer another drink, if
appropriate, as she is finishing her drink.
Which of these documents is an acceptable form of identification? - Answer: U.S. Passport
To be valid, an ID must have a birth date, a photo, and be a state or federal document. - Answer: True
Peeling lamination and oddly-spaced text are signs that an ID could be fake or altered. - Answer: True
All of these beverages are considered one standard drink except: - Answer: Two ounces of 80-proof
liquor
What is the best type of food to slow alcohol's absorption into the bloodstream? - Answer: Fats and
proteins
A 12-ounce beer containing 12% ABV should be counted as two standard drinks. - Answer: True
You stop alcohol service to an intoxicated guest. When should you write an incident report? - Answer:
Immediately after the incident
A clearly intoxicated guest drives away from your establishment. What should you do? - Answer: Call the
police and describe the guest and the car
You can be held liable if you fail to serve alcohol with reasonable care. - Answer: True
