DRE Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The term "drug", as used in this training means "any substance that, when taken into the human
body can impair _______________________________________".
a. the ability of the person to operate a (motor) vehicle safely.
b. the central nervous system
c. the ability to function productively in society
d. the ability to control actions, perceptions, or emotions - CORRECT ANSWER - a. the
ability to operate a (motor) vehicle safely
The technical term for constricted pupils is __________________________________.
a. mydriasis
b. occulosis
c. miosis
d. strabismus
e. ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c. miosis
A chemical that passes from one nerve cell to the next cell and carries messages across the gap
between the two nerve cells is called a ___________________________.
a. dendrite
b. neurotransmitter
c. axon
d. transmitter
e. messanger - CORRECT ANSWER - b. neurotransmitter
Amphetamines are examples of __________________________.
a. CNS stimulants
b. CNS depressants
,c. Inhalants
d. Narcotic Analgesics
e. Hallucinogens - CORRECT ANSWER - a. CNS stimulants
A subject under the combined influence of cocaine and LSD usually will have an elevated blood
pressure. This is an example of_______________________ effect.
a. null
b. overlapping
c. antagonistic
d. additive
e. prominent - CORRECT ANSWER - b. overlapping
Impairment caused by ingesting two or more different drugs, which may be in the same or
different drug categories is called __________________________ impairment.
a. additive
b. polydrug
c. synergistic
d. multi-substance
e. co-substance - CORRECT ANSWER - b. polydrug
In a blood pressure measurement, the lower number is called the __________________ pressure.
a. isobaric
b. brachial
c. diastolic
d. systolic
e. carotid - CORRECT ANSWER - c. diastolic
, Which of the following drugs is a CNS Depressant?
a. methamphetamine
b. psilocybin
c. demerol
d. codeine
e. xanax - CORRECT ANSWER - e. xanax
Which of the following drugs will cause the pupils of the eye to constrict?
a. cannabis
b. dissociative anesthetic
c. hallucinogens
d. narcotic analgesics
e. CNS depressants - CORRECT ANSWER - d. narcotic analgesics
Which of the following usually will cause the pupils of the eyes to dilate?
a. the combination of PCP and heroin
b. PCP
c. hallucinogens
d. narcotic analgesics
e. volatile solvents - CORRECT ANSWER - c. hallucinogens
Which of the following drug categories usually will not affect body temperature?
a. CNS depressants
b. narcotic analgesics
c. hallucinogens
d. dissociative anesthetics
e. CNS stimulants - CORRECT ANSWER - a. CNS depressants
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The term "drug", as used in this training means "any substance that, when taken into the human
body can impair _______________________________________".
a. the ability of the person to operate a (motor) vehicle safely.
b. the central nervous system
c. the ability to function productively in society
d. the ability to control actions, perceptions, or emotions - CORRECT ANSWER - a. the
ability to operate a (motor) vehicle safely
The technical term for constricted pupils is __________________________________.
a. mydriasis
b. occulosis
c. miosis
d. strabismus
e. ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - c. miosis
A chemical that passes from one nerve cell to the next cell and carries messages across the gap
between the two nerve cells is called a ___________________________.
a. dendrite
b. neurotransmitter
c. axon
d. transmitter
e. messanger - CORRECT ANSWER - b. neurotransmitter
Amphetamines are examples of __________________________.
a. CNS stimulants
b. CNS depressants
,c. Inhalants
d. Narcotic Analgesics
e. Hallucinogens - CORRECT ANSWER - a. CNS stimulants
A subject under the combined influence of cocaine and LSD usually will have an elevated blood
pressure. This is an example of_______________________ effect.
a. null
b. overlapping
c. antagonistic
d. additive
e. prominent - CORRECT ANSWER - b. overlapping
Impairment caused by ingesting two or more different drugs, which may be in the same or
different drug categories is called __________________________ impairment.
a. additive
b. polydrug
c. synergistic
d. multi-substance
e. co-substance - CORRECT ANSWER - b. polydrug
In a blood pressure measurement, the lower number is called the __________________ pressure.
a. isobaric
b. brachial
c. diastolic
d. systolic
e. carotid - CORRECT ANSWER - c. diastolic
, Which of the following drugs is a CNS Depressant?
a. methamphetamine
b. psilocybin
c. demerol
d. codeine
e. xanax - CORRECT ANSWER - e. xanax
Which of the following drugs will cause the pupils of the eye to constrict?
a. cannabis
b. dissociative anesthetic
c. hallucinogens
d. narcotic analgesics
e. CNS depressants - CORRECT ANSWER - d. narcotic analgesics
Which of the following usually will cause the pupils of the eyes to dilate?
a. the combination of PCP and heroin
b. PCP
c. hallucinogens
d. narcotic analgesics
e. volatile solvents - CORRECT ANSWER - c. hallucinogens
Which of the following drug categories usually will not affect body temperature?
a. CNS depressants
b. narcotic analgesics
c. hallucinogens
d. dissociative anesthetics
e. CNS stimulants - CORRECT ANSWER - a. CNS depressants
