ALCOHOL SERVSAFE EXAM— MICHIGAN
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTT ANSWERS 2025
Can parents and guardians legally serve alcohol to their underage children?
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Costs of not serving responsibly:
costs
- injuries, death
costs
- owners and managers may face fines, lawsuits, be charged with a crime
costs
- liquor license suspended or permanently revoked
- bad publicity can cause people to stop coming in; loss of revenue, jobs cut
- insurance premiums will be higher or may have trouble getting insured - CORRECT ANSWER -
Human, legal, business
What does it mean to be liable for something?
a. being licensed to do something
b. being responsible for something - CORRECT ANSWER -B
What are you responsible for when selling or serving alcohol?
a. your actions
b. your customer's actions - CORRECT ANSWER -A
liability ->
states, counties, cities, and towns write laws about how alcohol is supposed to be served; if you break
them, you can be charged with a crime - CORRECT ANSWER -criminal
,Can you go to jail for breaking alcohol laws?
a. yes
b. no - CORRECT ANSWER -a
liability ->
-
focuses on compensating people who were hurt by someone who was negligent (someone who didn'
t serve alcohol responsibly)
-
if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you can be sued in court and forced to pay damag
es; this can happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury or if you didn't do anything to pr
event them from getting hurt - CORRECT ANSWER -civil
law is a special kind of civil liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows a p
erson who wasn't even at the business to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dram shop
Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest killed another driver on the way home?
A. the owner of the establishment
B. the manager
C. the bartender or server - CORRECT ANSWER -A, B, C
liability deals with penalizing establishments and employees who don't follow alcohol laws
Each state and many municipalities have a . These agencies grant liquor licenses and help
enforce state and local liquor laws
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or employees have broken liquor laws -
CORRECT ANSWER -administrative, liquor authority
What type of penalties can be given by the liquor authority?
,A. jail L time
B. probation
C. loss L of L server's L right L to L serve L alcohol
Other Lpenalties Lcan Linclude Lsuspending Lor Lrevoking Lthe Lestablishment's Lliquor Llicense Land
Limposing Lfin Les Lagainst Lowners Land Lstaff L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-C
An Lestablishment's Lliquor Llicense Lwas Lrevoked Lfor Lserving Lintoxicated Lguests. LWhich Ltype Lof
Lliability Lap Lplies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-C
A L pedestrian L hit L by L a L drunk L driver L sues L the L restaurant L that L served L him. L Which L type L of L liability
L applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-A
A Lserver Lis Lsentenced Lto L60 Ldays Lof Lprobation Lfor Lserving Lalcohol Lto Lan Lunderage Lguest. LWhich
Ltype Lof Lliability Lapplies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-B
In L most L states, L it's L illegal L to L sell L or L give L alcohol L to L someone L who's L younger L than L years Lof
L age.
If Lyou Lsee Lpeople Lpass Ldrinks Lto Lan Lunderage Lguest, L service Land L any Lalcohol
L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-21, Lstop, Lremove
Can L parents L and L guardians L legally L serve L alcohol L to L their L underage L children?
, A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Can L someone L younger L than L 21 L legally L serve L alcohol?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Most L states L have L laws L against L selling L alcohol L to L people L who L are L visibly L or L obviously L
Some Llaws L specifically L hold L the L establishment L and L servers L liable
Most Llaws Lactually Lsay Lany Lperson Lmay Lbe Lheld Lliable Lfor Lserving Lthat Lperson L(if La Lguest
Lpasses La Ldrink L to Lthat Lperson, Lthat Lguest Lcan Lface Llegal Laction)
Some L states Leven L hold L the Lestablishment Land L its Lemployees Lliable L for L serving L a Lperson L who
L is Lknown Lt Lo Lbe Lan Lalcoholic L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-intoxicated
Can L you L drink L alcohol L on L the L job?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Can L guests L bring L alcohol L onto L the L premises?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends; L illegal L unless L permitted L by L law L or L company L policy L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTT ANSWERS 2025
Can parents and guardians legally serve alcohol to their underage children?
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Costs of not serving responsibly:
costs
- injuries, death
costs
- owners and managers may face fines, lawsuits, be charged with a crime
costs
- liquor license suspended or permanently revoked
- bad publicity can cause people to stop coming in; loss of revenue, jobs cut
- insurance premiums will be higher or may have trouble getting insured - CORRECT ANSWER -
Human, legal, business
What does it mean to be liable for something?
a. being licensed to do something
b. being responsible for something - CORRECT ANSWER -B
What are you responsible for when selling or serving alcohol?
a. your actions
b. your customer's actions - CORRECT ANSWER -A
liability ->
states, counties, cities, and towns write laws about how alcohol is supposed to be served; if you break
them, you can be charged with a crime - CORRECT ANSWER -criminal
,Can you go to jail for breaking alcohol laws?
a. yes
b. no - CORRECT ANSWER -a
liability ->
-
focuses on compensating people who were hurt by someone who was negligent (someone who didn'
t serve alcohol responsibly)
-
if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you can be sued in court and forced to pay damag
es; this can happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury or if you didn't do anything to pr
event them from getting hurt - CORRECT ANSWER -civil
law is a special kind of civil liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows a p
erson who wasn't even at the business to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dram shop
Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest killed another driver on the way home?
A. the owner of the establishment
B. the manager
C. the bartender or server - CORRECT ANSWER -A, B, C
liability deals with penalizing establishments and employees who don't follow alcohol laws
Each state and many municipalities have a . These agencies grant liquor licenses and help
enforce state and local liquor laws
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or employees have broken liquor laws -
CORRECT ANSWER -administrative, liquor authority
What type of penalties can be given by the liquor authority?
,A. jail L time
B. probation
C. loss L of L server's L right L to L serve L alcohol
Other Lpenalties Lcan Linclude Lsuspending Lor Lrevoking Lthe Lestablishment's Lliquor Llicense Land
Limposing Lfin Les Lagainst Lowners Land Lstaff L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-C
An Lestablishment's Lliquor Llicense Lwas Lrevoked Lfor Lserving Lintoxicated Lguests. LWhich Ltype Lof
Lliability Lap Lplies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-C
A L pedestrian L hit L by L a L drunk L driver L sues L the L restaurant L that L served L him. L Which L type L of L liability
L applies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-A
A Lserver Lis Lsentenced Lto L60 Ldays Lof Lprobation Lfor Lserving Lalcohol Lto Lan Lunderage Lguest. LWhich
Ltype Lof Lliability Lapplies?
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-B
In L most L states, L it's L illegal L to L sell L or L give L alcohol L to L someone L who's L younger L than L years Lof
L age.
If Lyou Lsee Lpeople Lpass Ldrinks Lto Lan Lunderage Lguest, L service Land L any Lalcohol
L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-21, Lstop, Lremove
Can L parents L and L guardians L legally L serve L alcohol L to L their L underage L children?
, A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Can L someone L younger L than L 21 L legally L serve L alcohol?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Most L states L have L laws L against L selling L alcohol L to L people L who L are L visibly L or L obviously L
Some Llaws L specifically L hold L the L establishment L and L servers L liable
Most Llaws Lactually Lsay Lany Lperson Lmay Lbe Lheld Lliable Lfor Lserving Lthat Lperson L(if La Lguest
Lpasses La Ldrink L to Lthat Lperson, Lthat Lguest Lcan Lface Llegal Laction)
Some L states Leven L hold L the Lestablishment Land L its Lemployees Lliable L for L serving L a Lperson L who
L is Lknown Lt Lo Lbe Lan Lalcoholic L- LCORRECT LANSWER L-intoxicated
Can L you L drink L alcohol L on L the L job?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends Lon L the L state L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
Can L guests L bring L alcohol L onto L the L premises?
A. yes
B. No
C. it L depends; L illegal L unless L permitted L by L law L or L company L policy L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -C
