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1. How much alcohol is in one standard drink?

A. It depends on the type of drink.
B. 5 grams of alcohol
C. 12 grams of alcohol
D. 30 grams of alcohol

2. About how many people in the U.S. die each year in alcohol-related car crashes?

A. 2,500
B. 8,500
C. 16,000
D. 33,000

3. What is the chemical name for alcohol?

A. Ethanol
B. Isopropyl
C. Cannabis
D. Laudanum

4. Which statement about alcoholism is false?

A. Alcoholics think about drinking most of the time.
B. Alcoholism becomes worse over time.
C. Only older people become alcoholics.
D. Alcohol changes the way someone’s brain works.

5. After a while, alcoholics need to drink more alcohol than they used to drink in order to feel the way they used to feel. What is this symptom called?

A. Tolerance
B. Craving
C. Impaired control
D. Withdrawal

6. What can alcohol do to teenagers and kids that it does not do to older people?

A. Cause liver damage
B. Limit bone growth
C. Cause heart disease
D. Cause brain shrinkage

7. Which of these health problems does heavy alcohol use not cause?

A. Liver damage
B. Brain shrinkage
C. Deafness
D. Heart disease

8. If someone starts drinking before age 15, how much more likely is it that he or she will become an alcoholic than it is for someone who does not drink until age 21?

A. 2 times as likely
B. 4 times as likely
C. 7 times as likely
D. 10 times as likely

9. About how many alcohol advertisements does each American kid see before the age of 16?

A. About 1,000
B. About 15,000
C. About 75,000
D. About 250,000

10. Which of these statements about drinking alcohol is false?

A. Drinking alcohol can cause double vision.
B. Liquor (like whiskey) harms people’s health more than beer does.
C. Drinking a large amount of alcohol at one time can kill.
D. Alcohol travels through the blood to the brain within 90 seconds.

11. How many people are injured in alcohol-related car crashes in the U.S. each year?

A. About 20,000
B. Between 40,000 and 50,000
C. Over 150,000
D. About 300,000

12. Which of these statements about drinking alcohol is false?

A. Drinkers run into things, fall down, and drop things.
B. People can die if they drink enough at one time.
C. Drinkers become emotional and unpredictable.
D. Drinkers usually know whether or not they are drunk.