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TIPS CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1: What are the behavioral cues of intoxication?
CORRECT ANSWER: inhibitions, impaired judgement,
slowed reactions, loss of coordination
Question 2: What does inhibitions as a behavioral cue of
intoxication mean?
CORRECT ANSWER: relaxed and talkative + could
display mood swings
Question 3: What does judgement as a behavioral cue of
intoxication mean?
CORRECT ANSWER: overly friendly, dancing or
singing
Question 4: What does reactions as a behavioral cue of
intoxication mean?
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CORRECT ANSWER: thinking process has been
affected, glassy/unfocused eyes, slurred speech, lost their train of thought
Question 5: What does coordination as a behavioral cue
of intoxication mean?
CORRECT ANSWER: spill drinks, stumble, stagger,
may have a difficult time handling their silverware
Question 6: What are the intoxication rate factors that
affect how quickly a person becomes intoxicated and displays behavioral cues?
CORRECT ANSWER: size, gender, rate of
consumption, strength of the drink, drug use, food intake
Question 7: How does size affect intoxication rate?
CORRECT ANSWER: larger people may be able to
drink more without being as affected as smaller people
Question 8: How does gender affect intoxication rate?
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CORRECT ANSWER: women are typically smaller,
with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men
Question 9: How does rate of consumption affect
intoxication rate?
CORRECT ANSWER: the faster a person drinks the
alcohol, the more quickly he or she will become intoxicated
Question 10: How does strength of drink affect
intoxication rate?
CORRECT ANSWER: a straight up drink will be
absorbed most quickly, a drink diluted with water will be absorbed more slowly, *any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate
Question 11: How does drug use affect intoxication rate?
CORRECT ANSWER: there is no way to predict how
prescription and non-prescription drugs will react with alcohol, *can have an unpredictable effect
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Question 12: How does food intake affect intoxication
rate?
CORRECT ANSWER: food in the stomach delays the
absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream, a person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as will a person drinking on an empty stomach
Question 13: How much is 1/2 oz. of pure alcohol
equivalent to?
CORRECT ANSWER: 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1 oz 100-
proof liquor
Question 14: Why does alcohol differ from food and other
beverages?
CORRECT ANSWER: your body does not have to
digest it before absorbing it, it can be absorbed directly into the blood stream