Wisconsin Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Test

Question 1

Driving under the influence of drugs in Wisconsin is illegal for:

Accepted Answer

Any drug, including prescription and over-the-counter — It is illegal to drive under the influence of any drug, and that includes both prescription and non-prescription drugs.

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Only illegal street drugs

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Only alcohol, not drugs

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Only drivers under 21

Question 2

Before driving after taking a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, you should:

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Read the label for warnings about operating machinery — Check the medicine's warning label; if it warns against operating heavy machinery, that includes driving a motor vehicle.

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Drive only if you feel fine

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Take a double dose to be safe

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Assume it is safe because a doctor prescribed it

Question 3

Under Wisconsin's Implied Consent law, if an officer asks you to take a prohibited alcohol concentration test, you:

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Are required to take it — Implied consent means you must agree to the requested PAC test; refusing leads to arrest for the violation.

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Can choose to take it later

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Only take it if you have been drinking

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May refuse without any penalty

Question 4

According to the handbook, studies show that people who use marijuana while driving:

Accepted Answer

Make more driving mistakes — Research shows marijuana users make more mistakes behind the wheel.

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Drive more cautiously

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Have faster reaction times

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Are unaffected behind the wheel

Question 5

For drivers under the age of 21 in Wisconsin, the legal alcohol concentration while driving is:

Accepted Answer

0.00% — Drivers under 21 are held to a 0.00% standard, meaning they may not have any alcohol in their system while driving.

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0.08%

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0.05%

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0.02%

Question 6

What is the only thing that will actually sober up a person who has been drinking?

Accepted Answer

The passage of time — Only the passage of time will sober someone up; coffee, food, and cold air do not speed the process.

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Drinking strong coffee

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A cold shower

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Eating a large meal

Question 7

If you refuse the officer's chemical test under Implied Consent, you can expect to lose your driving privileges for at least:

Accepted Answer

One year — Refusing the test results in arrest and the loss of your driving privileges for a minimum of one year, along with other consequences.

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Two weeks

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One month

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Six months

Question 8

One way alcohol and drugs make driving more dangerous is that they:

Accepted Answer

Make it hard to judge distance, speed, and movement — These substances impair your thinking and decisions, making it hard to judge distance, speed, and the movement of other vehicles.

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Have no effect on decision-making

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Sharpen your judgment of distances

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Improve your night vision

Question 9

Having any amount of a controlled substance in your system while driving is treated the same as:

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Operating while impaired — The handbook states that any measurable amount of a controlled substance is treated the same as operating while impaired.

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Nothing, if you feel normal

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A minor equipment violation

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A parking ticket

Question 10

If you plan to drink alcohol away from home, the safest choice is to:

Accepted Answer

Arrange for a sober ride home ahead of time — Arrange a ride ahead of time; ask a sober friend or family member to drive, or have a bartender call a cab.

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Wait about an hour before driving

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Drink only beer instead of liquor

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Drive slowly on back roads

Wisconsin Car / Permit: Alcohol & Drugs practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Driving under the influence of drugs in Wisconsin is illegal for:

2. Before driving after taking a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, you should:

3. Under Wisconsin's Implied Consent law, if an officer asks you to take a prohibited alcohol concentration test, you:

4. According to the handbook, studies show that people who use marijuana while driving:

5. For drivers under the age of 21 in Wisconsin, the legal alcohol concentration while driving is:

6. What is the only thing that will actually sober up a person who has been drinking?

7. If you refuse the officer's chemical test under Implied Consent, you can expect to lose your driving privileges for at least:

8. One way alcohol and drugs make driving more dangerous is that they:

9. Having any amount of a controlled substance in your system while driving is treated the same as:

10. If you plan to drink alcohol away from home, the safest choice is to:

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