Rhode Island Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Test

Question 1

How much does even a little drinking raise crash odds, according to the Rhode Island manual?

Accepted Answer

About seven times — The manual puts it at seven times the chance of a collision compared with not drinking at all.

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About twice

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About three times

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Not at all

Question 2

What actually lowers the amount of alcohol in a drinker's system?

Accepted Answer

Time — Only the passing of time reduces it. Coffee, food, fresh air or exercise may rouse someone but leave the alcohol untouched.

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Strong coffee

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A cold shower

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A large meal

Question 3

What is the shortest license suspension for refusing a chemical test in Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

Six months — A refusal costs the driver at least six months, on top of a fine, a highway safety assessment, community service and a course on drunk driving.

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Thirty days

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Ninety days

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Two years

Question 4

What does Rhode Island's implied consent law mean for anyone who drives in the state?

Accepted Answer

Driving already counts as agreeing to chemical tests of breath, blood, saliva or urine — By operating a vehicle here you are treated as having already agreed to chemical testing of breath, blood, saliva or urine, and refusing carries penalties.

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You may choose which test the police use

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You may refuse with no consequence at all

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Consent begins only once a warrant is issued

Question 5

What can happen when alcohol is taken alongside another drug?

Accepted Answer

The effects can multiply, a result the manual calls synergistic — The manual calls the result synergistic: the effects multiply, so one drink taken with a cold remedy can hit like several.

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The drug cancels out the alcohol

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The blood alcohol reading falls

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Nothing at all changes for driving

Question 6

At what blood alcohol level is a Rhode Island driver of any age treated as legally intoxicated?

Accepted Answer

Point zero eight percent or above — Eight hundredths of a percent or higher supports a charge of driving under the influence, whatever the driver's age.

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Point zero two percent

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Point zero five percent

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Point one two percent

Question 7

By which three routes does the body clear alcohol, according to the Rhode Island manual?

Accepted Answer

Breathing, perspiring and oxidation by the liver — The manual lists breathing, perspiring, and oxidation, the last of which is the work the liver does.

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Sweating, sneezing and sleeping

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Digestion, hydration and exercise

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Coughing, kidney filtration and circulation

Question 8

An underage driver is caught carrying liquor in the car with no parent along. What can the DMV do?

Accepted Answer

Take the driving privilege away for up to thirty days — The administrator may deny the driving privilege for a period of up to thirty days, and it makes no difference whether the containers were opened.

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Revoke the license for five years

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Do nothing, provided the bottles are sealed

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Suspend the vehicle registration for a year

Question 9

Which abilities does alcohol strike first once it reaches the brain?

Accepted Answer

Judgment and skill — Judgment and skill are hit first, well before the drinker notices anything wrong, which is why self-assessment after drinking is unreliable.

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Hearing and balance only

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Muscular strength

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Night vision alone

Question 10

What does Rhode Island say about drinking or taking a drug while actually driving?

Accepted Answer

No driver, whatever their age, may do so — The manual states it flatly: no driver of any age may consume an alcoholic beverage or a drug behind the wheel.

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It is allowed if the driver stays under the limit

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It is allowed for anyone over twenty-one

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It is allowed on private roads

Question 11

How does a twelve-ounce beer compare with a small shot of hard liquor?

Accepted Answer

Each serving holds roughly the same amount of alcohol — The manual treats a beer, a four to five ounce glass of wine, and a shot of roughly an ounce and a half as carrying about the same alcohol.

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The beer holds far more alcohol

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The shot holds about four times as much

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Beer holds no amount worth counting

Question 12

Why does the same drink hit harder on an empty stomach?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol takes hold more quickly when nothing has been eaten — With no food in the way, alcohol works on the body faster than it would after a meal.

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Food makes each drink stronger

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Hunger raises the legal limit

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An empty stomach slows absorption down

Rhode Island Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs practice test

Study questions with answers

1. How much does even a little drinking raise crash odds, according to the Rhode Island manual?

2. What actually lowers the amount of alcohol in a drinker's system?

3. What is the shortest license suspension for refusing a chemical test in Rhode Island?

4. What does Rhode Island's implied consent law mean for anyone who drives in the state?

5. What can happen when alcohol is taken alongside another drug?

6. At what blood alcohol level is a Rhode Island driver of any age treated as legally intoxicated?

7. By which three routes does the body clear alcohol, according to the Rhode Island manual?

8. An underage driver is caught carrying liquor in the car with no parent along. What can the DMV do?

9. Which abilities does alcohol strike first once it reaches the brain?

10. What does Rhode Island say about drinking or taking a drug while actually driving?

11. How does a twelve-ounce beer compare with a small shot of hard liquor?

12. Why does the same drink hit harder on an empty stomach?

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