Test your alcohol and drug use IQ

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Answer the questions below and submit them to 52mdos.sgoha@spangdahlem.af.mil. The first person to submit the quiz with all questions answered correctly will receive his or her choice of available prizes.

1. The Air Force has a zero-tolerance policy regarding illicit drug use.

True___ False___

2. Which of the following is true?

a.___ 10 ounces of wine has the same amount of pure ethyl alcohol as two shots
of vodka.
b.___ 24 ounces of beer has the same amount of alcohol as 10 ounces of wine.
c.___ Three shots of liquor contain about one and a half ounces of pure ethyl
alcohol.
d.___ All of the above.
e.___ None of the above.

3. Napoleon Dynamite is an average-sized male and his friend, Deb, is an average-sized female. Napoleon had three beers within the past hour while Deb drank two.
Which of the following is not true?

a.___ Napoleon's peak blood-alcohol contect is about .06.
b.___ Napoleon and Deb have about the same peak BAC level.
c.___ If Napoleon's tolerance is higher, then his BAC will be lower.
d.___ Each beer will increase Deb's BAC more than it will increase Napoleon's
BAC.

4. The liver of a 240-pound man will metabolize two beers faster than that of a 110-pound woman.

True___ False___
5. It's OK for the designated driver to have one or two drinks throughout the course of an evening.

True___ False___

6. Which of the following is a true statement?

a.___ An individual with a BAC of .33 has about a 50-percent chance of dying.
b.___ A driver is not impaired unless his/her BAC is above 0.08.
c.___ An individual with high tolerance requires more alcohol to achieve a buzz
than an individual with low tolerance.
d.___ An average-sized man will be legally intoxicated if he drinks four beers
within an hour.
e.___ Both C and D are true.

7. Which of the following is not true regarding the biphasic response to alcohol?

a.___ The "point of diminishing returns" is usually around .06 BAC for most
people.
b.___ The more you drink, the better the buzz.
c.___ Drinking beyond the "point of diminishing returns" may cause negative
feelings such as fatigue.
d. ___Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol slowly will produce the best buzz.

8. A 140-pound female's driving skills are impaired after having how many drinks?

a.___ 1
b.___ 2
c.___ 3
d.___ 4
e.___ 5

9. Which of the following statements is true?

a.___ Alcohol affects all people the same.
b.___ Alcohol improves sexual performance.
c.___ A blackout is the same as passing out.
d.___ The order in which you drink alcoholic beverages (for example, liquor after beer)
makes no difference.

10. Inability to control the amount you drink at any given time is considered an indication of a drinking problem.

True___ False____