TIPS CERTIFICATION EXAM 8 COMPREHENSIVE
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of
body fat, and tend to become more intoxicated faster than men
◉ How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of
intoxication?
Answer: the faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she
will become intoxicated
◉ How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of
intoxication?
Answer: a straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
◉ Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption
rate of alcohol.
Answer: increase
◉ How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: both prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken
with alcohol, can have unpredictable effects
, ◉ How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: a person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as
quickly as a person drinking on an empty stomach
◉ How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages?
Answer: it does not have to be digested before being absorbed into
the bloodstream
◉ What is BAC?
Answer: Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
◉ BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two
methods?
Answer: 1) blood testing or 2) breathalyzer
◉ How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: It doesn't; it just allows them to hide behavioral cues of
intoxication.
◉ How does tolerance affect BAC?
Answer: it doesn't
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of
body fat, and tend to become more intoxicated faster than men
◉ How does a person's rate of consumption affect their rate of
intoxication?
Answer: the faster a person drinks alcohol, the more quickly he/she
will become intoxicated
◉ How does the strength of a drink affect a person's rate of
intoxication?
Answer: a straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
◉ Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption
rate of alcohol.
Answer: increase
◉ How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: both prescription and non-prescription drugs, when taken
with alcohol, can have unpredictable effects
, ◉ How does a person's food intake affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: a person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as
quickly as a person drinking on an empty stomach
◉ How does alcohol differ from other foods and beverages?
Answer: it does not have to be digested before being absorbed into
the bloodstream
◉ What is BAC?
Answer: Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
◉ BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two
methods?
Answer: 1) blood testing or 2) breathalyzer
◉ How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication?
Answer: It doesn't; it just allows them to hide behavioral cues of
intoxication.
◉ How does tolerance affect BAC?
Answer: it doesn't
