TIPS CERTIFICATION ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? - ✔✔1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
✔✔A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what behavioral
clue? - ✔✔losing inhibitions
✔✔A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing, singing,
or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? - ✔✔impaired
judgement
✔✔A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? - ✔✔slowed reactions
✔✔A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? - ✔✔loss of coordination
✔✔What are intoxication rate factors (define)? - ✔✔factors or circumstances that affect
a person's rate of intoxication
✔✔What are the six intoxication rate factors? - ✔✔1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
✔✔How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔larger people may be
able to drink more without being as affected as smaller people
, ✔✔How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔a
straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
✔✔Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
✔✔increase
✔✔How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔it does not have to
be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
✔✔What is BAC? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
✔✔BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? - ✔✔1) blood
testing or 2) breathalyzer
✔✔How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔It doesn't; it just
allows them to hide behavioral cues of intoxication.
✔✔How does tolerance affect BAC? - ✔✔it doesn't
✔✔Alcohol is a [depressant/stimulant]. - ✔✔depressant
✔✔How might alcohol react with aspirin? - ✔✔Can cause damage to the stomach lining
and possibly internal bleeding
✔✔How might alcohol react with antibiotics? - ✔✔There are too many variations to be
specific; consult with a doctor.
SET A+
What are the four behavioral cues that tell you someone may have had enough to
drink? - ✔✔1) losing inhibitions
2) impaired judgement
3) slowed reactions
4) loss of coordination
✔✔A customer becoming more relaxed and talkative is an indicator of what behavioral
clue? - ✔✔losing inhibitions
✔✔A customer demonstrating socially unacceptable behavior, such as dancing, singing,
or being overly friendly, is an indicator of what behavioral clue? - ✔✔impaired
judgement
✔✔A customer losing their train of thought or having glossy, unfocused eyes is an
indicator of what behavioral clue? - ✔✔slowed reactions
✔✔A customer staggering, stumbling, or spilling drinks is an indicator of what
behavioral clue? - ✔✔loss of coordination
✔✔What are intoxication rate factors (define)? - ✔✔factors or circumstances that affect
a person's rate of intoxication
✔✔What are the six intoxication rate factors? - ✔✔1) size
2) gender
3) rate of consumption
4) strength of the drink
5) drug use
6) food intake
✔✔How does a person's size affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔larger people may be
able to drink more without being as affected as smaller people
, ✔✔How does a person's gender affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔a
straight-up drink will be absorbed most quickly
✔✔Any carbonated mixer will [decrease/increase] the absorption rate of alcohol. -
✔✔increase
✔✔How does a person's drug use affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔it does not have to
be digested before being absorbed into the bloodstream
✔✔What is BAC? - ✔✔Blood Alcohol Content - the amount of alcohol in a person's
blood
✔✔BAC levels can only be accurately measured by what two methods? - ✔✔1) blood
testing or 2) breathalyzer
✔✔How does a person's tolerance affect their rate of intoxication? - ✔✔It doesn't; it just
allows them to hide behavioral cues of intoxication.
✔✔How does tolerance affect BAC? - ✔✔it doesn't
✔✔Alcohol is a [depressant/stimulant]. - ✔✔depressant
✔✔How might alcohol react with aspirin? - ✔✔Can cause damage to the stomach lining
and possibly internal bleeding
✔✔How might alcohol react with antibiotics? - ✔✔There are too many variations to be
specific; consult with a doctor.
