Question 1

Since the 1980s when alcohol consumption ____, there has been a steady ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   peaked; decline
B)   declined; rise
C)   dropped; decline
D)   jumped; riseE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Alcohol-related deaths may account for as much as what percentage of deaths annually?

Accepted Answer

A)   5%
B)   10%
C)   20%
D)   25%E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In international rankings, the United States is among the top five countries in per capita consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In terms of per capita consumption, of the total alcohol consumed from all beverages:

Accepted Answer

A)   the proportions from beer, wine, and liquor are about equal
B)   the proportion from beer is almost 75% of the total alcohol consumption
C)   the smallest proportion of alcohol comes from liquor
D)   the smallest proportion of alcohol comes from wineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Alcohol use plays a significant role in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   suicide
B)   drownings
C)   neither of the choices
D)   both of the choicesE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

In a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, it is more likely that the pedestrian has been drinking than the driver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The South has the highest proportion of abstainers, and among drinkers, the highest rate of heavy drinkers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In government surveys, a binge drinker is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)   having had five or more drinks on one occasion in the last month
B)   having five or more drinks on one occasion in the past week
C)   having five or more drinks in less than three hours
D)   having five or more drinks, per occasion, at least twice a weekE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

In government surveys, a current drinker is defined as someone who:

Accepted Answer

A)   has a drink at least once a week
B)   has had a drink in the past month
C)   has had a drink in the past four months
D)   has alcohol in the homeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

A major component of alcohol-related health care costs is alcohol treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Less than 10% of the population consumes 50% of all the alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Comparing the per capita levels of alcohol consumption of different countries can be complicated by:

Accepted Answer

A)   differences in the proportion of older and younger people in the populations
B)   the time of year the survey is conducted
C)   the types of beverage that are consumed
D)   None of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Alcohol related health care costs include:

Accepted Answer

A)   Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
B)   brief interventions
C)   injury treatment
D)   all of the choices
E)   only Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and brief interventionsF) A) and C)
G) A) and B) D

Question 14

The family unit as well as the alcohol-troubled person has higher health-care costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Following Prohibition, per capita consumption:

Accepted Answer

A)   changed little
B)   rapidly increased by 50%
C)   very slowly began to rise
D)   actually declined because of the DepressionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Perpetrators of violent crime are most likely to be using:

Accepted Answer

A)   PCP
B)   heroin
C)   alcohol
D)   crack cocaineE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) C

Question 17

Since data has been systematically collected, alcohol consumption in the U.S. peaked in the early 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Alcohol related motor vehicle fatalities, involving an alcohol-impaired driver have been declining among younger drivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Statistically, within the U.S. population, the proportion of drinkers:

Accepted Answer

A)   increases as people get older
B)   decreases as people are more well-educated
C)   increases as income increases
D)   is lower among whites as compared to Hispanics and African AmericansE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Suicide is almost never successful when the individual has been drinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Alcohol and Its Costs

Since the 1980s when alcohol consumption ____, there has been a steady ____.

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Alcohol-related deaths may account for as much as what percentage of deaths annually?

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In international rankings, the United States is among the top five countries in per capita consumption.

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In terms of per capita consumption, of the total alcohol consumed from all beverages:

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Alcohol use plays a significant role in which of the following?

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In a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, it is more likely that the pedestrian has been drinking than the driver.

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The South has the highest proportion of abstainers, and among drinkers, the highest rate of heavy drinkers.

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In government surveys, a binge drinker is defined as:

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In government surveys, a current drinker is defined as someone who:

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A major component of alcohol-related health care costs is alcohol treatment.

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Less than 10% of the population consumes 50% of all the alcohol.

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Comparing the per capita levels of alcohol consumption of different countries can be complicated by:

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Alcohol related health care costs include:

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The family unit as well as the alcohol-troubled person has higher health-care costs.

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Following Prohibition, per capita consumption:

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Perpetrators of violent crime are most likely to be using:

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Since data has been systematically collected, alcohol consumption in the U.S. peaked in the early 1980s.

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Alcohol related motor vehicle fatalities, involving an alcohol-impaired driver have been declining among younger drivers.

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Statistically, within the U.S. population, the proportion of drinkers:

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Suicide is almost never successful when the individual has been drinking.

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