ServSafe Alcohol Test - Primary and Advanced (4) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A guest hands the server a vertical ID that indicates the guest is now 22 years old. What should the server do?
- Accept it if the math shows the guest is over 21 (Correct answer)
- Refuse it because vertical IDs are always invalid
- Confiscate the ID and call the police
- Ask a coworker to approve the sale
Correct answer: Accept it if the math shows the guest is over 21
A vertical ID is valid if it is genuine and the date of birth shows the guest is of legal age, though some states restrict them, so servers must know local law.
Question 2: Which behavior is an early sign that a guest is being relaxed by alcohol rather than severely intoxicated?
- Becoming more talkative and sociable (Correct answer)
- Spilling drinks repeatedly
- Falling asleep at the table
- Being unable to walk to the restroom
Correct answer: Becoming more talkative and sociable
Lowered inhibitions, such as becoming more talkative or overly friendly, are the first observable effects of alcohol.
Question 3: A guest orders a drink made with 1.5 oz of 80-proof vodka. How many standard drinks is this?
- One (Correct answer)
- Two
- Half
- Three
Correct answer: One
One standard drink equals 1.5 oz of 80-proof (40% ABV) spirits, 5 oz of wine, or 12 oz of regular beer.
Question 4: Which factor causes alcohol to affect a guest MORE quickly?
- Drinking on an empty stomach (Correct answer)
- Eating fatty food while drinking
- Drinking slowly over several hours
- Having a high body weight
Correct answer: Drinking on an empty stomach
Without food in the stomach, alcohol passes into the small intestine and bloodstream much faster.
Question 5: A server suspects a guest at a table is passing drinks to an underage companion. What is the BEST response?
- Ask the underage guest for ID and stop serving the buyer if the transfer is confirmed (Correct answer)
- Ignore it since the buyer is of legal age
- Serve the underage guest directly to monitor intake
- Only warn the table not to do it again
Correct answer: Ask the underage guest for ID and stop serving the buyer if the transfer is confirmed
Serving a guest who supplies alcohol to a minor is an illegal third-party sale, so the server must verify age and cut off the buyer if it continues.
Question 6: Under dram shop laws, a bar can be held liable for which of the following?
- Injuries caused by a guest who was served while visibly intoxicated (Correct answer)
- A guest slipping on ice in another business's parking lot
- A guest's hangover the next morning
- A guest choosing to drink at a competitor's bar afterward
Correct answer: Injuries caused by a guest who was served while visibly intoxicated
Dram shop laws allow third parties injured by an intoxicated guest to sue the establishment that illegally served that guest.
Question 7: What is the main reason alcohol affects women faster than men of the same weight?
- Women generally have a higher body fat percentage and less body water to dilute alcohol (Correct answer)
- Women drink faster than men
- Women's livers do not process alcohol at all
- Women absorb alcohol only through the stomach lining
Correct answer: Women generally have a higher body fat percentage and less body water to dilute alcohol
With more body fat and less water, plus less stomach dehydrogenase enzyme, alcohol stays more concentrated in a woman's bloodstream.
ServSafe Alcohol Test - Primary and Advanced (4) 3
A guest hands the server a vertical ID that indicates the guest is now 22 years old.
What should the server do?