Arkansas Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Test

Question 1

Which driving ability does alcohol impair before any other?

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Judgment — The guide calls this especially dangerous, since judgment is what would otherwise tell a drinker when to stop.

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Night vision

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Hearing

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Grip strength

Question 2

Which of these actually reduces the alcohol in a drinker's system?

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The passage of time — The guide lists coffee, fresh air, exercise and a cold shower as useless, leaving time as the only thing that sobers a person up.

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Strong black coffee

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A cold shower

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Vigorous exercise

Question 3

Before driving after taking a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, the guide advises you to

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read the warning label or ask a doctor or pharmacist about side effects — Remedies for colds, headaches, allergies and nerves can all bring on drowsiness, so the guide asks drivers to check before getting behind the wheel.

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double the dose so it wears off sooner

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drink coffee to counter any drowsiness

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stay on roads you already know well

Question 4

What license suspension does the guide list for a first alcohol conviction in Arkansas?

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One hundred and twenty days — Alongside that suspension the guide lists a fine and the possibility of a jail term of up to a year.

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Thirty days

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Sixty days

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One full year

Question 5

A driver under twenty-one can face an underage charge at an alcohol concentration of

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0.02 percent — Arkansas sets a far lower threshold for young drivers, and a conviction can revoke the license until the driver turns twenty-one.

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0.04 percent

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0.06 percent

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0.08 percent

Question 6

How long does the guide say alcohol takes to reach the brain from the bloodstream?

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Between fifteen and forty minutes — Once it arrives, the guide says it works on the parts of the brain that govern judgment and skill.

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Under five minutes

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About two hours

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Between one and three hours

Question 7

What effect does eating have on drinking and driving?

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It slows how fast alcohol enters the blood but will not keep you sober — The guide is careful about this distinction: food changes the pace of absorption, not the outcome.

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It removes alcohol from the blood

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It prevents intoxication altogether

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It has no effect whatever on absorption

Question 8

Taking medication together with alcohol is dangerous because the two

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can multiply each other's effects and add hazards of their own — The guide warns that the combination can harm both driving ability and health, and in some cases can be fatal.

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cancel each other out

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affect vision and nothing else

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are safe as long as two hours separate them

Question 9

An adult driver in Arkansas can be arrested for driving while intoxicated once the alcohol concentration reaches

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0.08 percent — The guide gives that figure for breath or blood, and it applies whether the reading comes from a breath sample or a blood sample.

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0.02 percent

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0.05 percent

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0.10 percent

Question 10

Which serving does the guide count as one standard drink?

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A twelve-ounce container of beer — The guide equates a single drink with a shot of eighty-proof spirits, a six-ounce glass of wine, or a twelve-ounce beer — and warns that speciality drinks may hold several.

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A sixteen-ounce container of beer

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A ten-ounce glass of table wine

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Three ounces of eighty-proof liquor

Question 11

What happens if you refuse an officer's request for an alcohol test in Arkansas?

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Your driving privilege can be taken away — The guide says a driver is compelled by law to submit when an officer asks, and refusing puts the license at risk.

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Nothing, since the test is voluntary

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You are fined but keep your license

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The officer has to obtain a warrant first

Question 12

In Arkansas a driver involved in a crash or a serious traffic offense may face a charge at a concentration as low as

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0.04 percent — The guide explains that the usual threshold drops when a crash or serious offense is involved.

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0.01 percent

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0.06 percent

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0.08 percent

Arkansas Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Which driving ability does alcohol impair before any other?

2. Which of these actually reduces the alcohol in a drinker's system?

3. Before driving after taking a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, the guide advises you to

4. What license suspension does the guide list for a first alcohol conviction in Arkansas?

5. A driver under twenty-one can face an underage charge at an alcohol concentration of

6. How long does the guide say alcohol takes to reach the brain from the bloodstream?

7. What effect does eating have on drinking and driving?

8. Taking medication together with alcohol is dangerous because the two

9. An adult driver in Arkansas can be arrested for driving while intoxicated once the alcohol concentration reaches

10. Which serving does the guide count as one standard drink?

11. What happens if you refuse an officer's request for an alcohol test in Arkansas?

12. In Arkansas a driver involved in a crash or a serious traffic offense may face a charge at a concentration as low as

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