TABC Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The TBCA Five-Year Server Permit is the only permit that authorizes someone to serve liquor,
wine, and high-gravity beer in Tennessee. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You are employed as a server and your permit expired. You can legally work until you get a new
one. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The TABC requires your employer to keep copies of all server permits on the workplace
premises. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In Tennessee, it is illegal to sell alcohol to pregnant women. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
If you make an illegal alcohol sale, you, your manager, and your employer can all be held
responsible for your actions. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the amount of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alcohol in the
bloodstream
, A guest is showing signs of intoxication and you need to stop alcohol service. What should you
say? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Get a manager
Your guest is halfway through her drink. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Offer
another drink, if appropriate, as she is finishing her drink.
Which of these documents is an acceptable form of identification? - CORRECT ANSWER -
U.S. Passport
To be valid, an ID must have a birth date, a photo, and be a state or federal document. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Peeling lamination and oddly-spaced text are signs that an ID could be fake or altered. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
All of these beverages are considered one standard drink except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Two ounces of 80-proof liquor
What is the best type of food to slow alcohol's absorption into the bloodstream? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fats and proteins
A 12-ounce beer containing 12% ABV should be counted as two standard drinks. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
You stop alcohol service to an intoxicated guest. When should you write an incident report? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Immediately after the incident
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The TBCA Five-Year Server Permit is the only permit that authorizes someone to serve liquor,
wine, and high-gravity beer in Tennessee. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
You are employed as a server and your permit expired. You can legally work until you get a new
one. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The TABC requires your employer to keep copies of all server permits on the workplace
premises. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
In Tennessee, it is illegal to sell alcohol to pregnant women. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
If you make an illegal alcohol sale, you, your manager, and your employer can all be held
responsible for your actions. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the amount of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Alcohol in the
bloodstream
, A guest is showing signs of intoxication and you need to stop alcohol service. What should you
say? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Get a manager
Your guest is halfway through her drink. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Offer
another drink, if appropriate, as she is finishing her drink.
Which of these documents is an acceptable form of identification? - CORRECT ANSWER -
U.S. Passport
To be valid, an ID must have a birth date, a photo, and be a state or federal document. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
Peeling lamination and oddly-spaced text are signs that an ID could be fake or altered. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
All of these beverages are considered one standard drink except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Two ounces of 80-proof liquor
What is the best type of food to slow alcohol's absorption into the bloodstream? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fats and proteins
A 12-ounce beer containing 12% ABV should be counted as two standard drinks. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
You stop alcohol service to an intoxicated guest. When should you write an incident report? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Immediately after the incident
