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?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. yes
b. no CORRECT ANSWER>>-a0 0
liability -> 0
-
focuses on compensating people who were hurt by someone who was negligent (someone who
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0didn' t serve alcohol responsibly)
0 0 0 0
-
if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you can be sued in court and forced to pay damag
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0es; this can happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury or if you didn't do anything to pr
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0event them from getting hurt CORRECT ANSWER>>-civil
0 0 0 0 0 0
law is a special kind of civil liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows a p
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 erson who wasn't even at the business to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 CORRECT ANSWER>>-Dram shop 0 0
Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest killed another driver on the way home?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. the owner of the establishment
0 0 0 0
B. the manager 0
C. the bartender or server CORRECT ANSWER>>-A, B, C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
liability deals with penalizing establishments and employees who don't follow alcohol laws
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Each state and many municipalities have a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . These agencies grant liquor licenses and help
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
enforce state and local liquor laws
0 0 0 0 0 0
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or employees have broken liquor laws
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CORRECT ANSWER>>-administrative, liquor authority
0 0 0 0
What type of penalties can be given by the liquor authority?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
,A. jail time 0
B. probation
C. loss of server's right to serve alcohol
0 0 0 0 0 0
Other penalties can include suspending or revoking the establishment's liquor license and imposing fin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
es against owners and staff CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
An establishment's liquor license was revoked for serving intoxicated guests. Which type of liability ap
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
plies?
0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-C 0 0
A pedestrian hit by a drunk driver sues the restaurant that served him. Which type of liability applies?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-A 0 0
A server is sentenced to 60 days of probation for serving alcohol to an underage guest. Which type of
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
liability applies?
0 0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-B 0 0
In most states, it's illegal to sell or give alcohol to someone who's younger than
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 years of age. 0 0
If you see people pass drinks to an underage guest,
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 service and 0 0 any alcohol
0
CORRECT ANSWER>>-21, stop, remove
0 0 0 0
Can parents and guardians legally serve alcohol to their underage children?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
, A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Can someone younger than 21 legally serve alcohol?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Most states have laws against selling alcohol to people who are visibly or obviously
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Some laws specifically hold the establishment and servers liable
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Most laws actually say any person may be held liable for serving that person (if a guest passes a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
drink to that person, that guest can face legal action)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Some states even hold the establishment and its employees liable for serving a person who is
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
known t o be an alcoholic CORRECT ANSWER>>-intoxicated
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Can you drink alcohol on the job?
0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Can guests bring alcohol onto the premises?
0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends; illegal unless permitted by law or company policy CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. yes
b. no CORRECT ANSWER>>-a0 0
liability -> 0
-
focuses on compensating people who were hurt by someone who was negligent (someone who
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0didn' t serve alcohol responsibly)
0 0 0 0
-
if you break alcohol laws and somebody gets hurt, you can be sued in court and forced to pay damag
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0es; this can happen if your actions contributed to the person's injury or if you didn't do anything to pr
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0event them from getting hurt CORRECT ANSWER>>-civil
0 0 0 0 0 0
law is a special kind of civil liability in some states for people who sell alcohol; allows a p
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 erson who wasn't even at the business to sue for injuries caused by a guest who was drinking there
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 CORRECT ANSWER>>-Dram shop 0 0
Who might be sued if an intoxicated guest killed another driver on the way home?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. the owner of the establishment
0 0 0 0
B. the manager 0
C. the bartender or server CORRECT ANSWER>>-A, B, C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
liability deals with penalizing establishments and employees who don't follow alcohol laws
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Each state and many municipalities have a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . These agencies grant liquor licenses and help
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
enforce state and local liquor laws
0 0 0 0 0 0
An establishment can be punished if owners, operators, or employees have broken liquor laws
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CORRECT ANSWER>>-administrative, liquor authority
0 0 0 0
What type of penalties can be given by the liquor authority?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
,A. jail time 0
B. probation
C. loss of server's right to serve alcohol
0 0 0 0 0 0
Other penalties can include suspending or revoking the establishment's liquor license and imposing fin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
es against owners and staff CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
An establishment's liquor license was revoked for serving intoxicated guests. Which type of liability ap
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
plies?
0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-C 0 0
A pedestrian hit by a drunk driver sues the restaurant that served him. Which type of liability applies?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-A 0 0
A server is sentenced to 60 days of probation for serving alcohol to an underage guest. Which type of
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
liability applies?
0 0
A. civil
B. Criminal
C. administrative CORRECT ANSWER>>-B 0 0
In most states, it's illegal to sell or give alcohol to someone who's younger than
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 years of age. 0 0
If you see people pass drinks to an underage guest,
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 service and 0 0 any alcohol
0
CORRECT ANSWER>>-21, stop, remove
0 0 0 0
Can parents and guardians legally serve alcohol to their underage children?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
, A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Can someone younger than 21 legally serve alcohol?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Most states have laws against selling alcohol to people who are visibly or obviously
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Some laws specifically hold the establishment and servers liable
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Most laws actually say any person may be held liable for serving that person (if a guest passes a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
drink to that person, that guest can face legal action)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Some states even hold the establishment and its employees liable for serving a person who is
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
known t o be an alcoholic CORRECT ANSWER>>-intoxicated
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Can you drink alcohol on the job?
0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends on the state CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0
Can guests bring alcohol onto the premises?
0 0 0 0 0 0
A. yes
B. No
C. it depends; illegal unless permitted by law or company policy CORRECT ANSWER>>-C
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
