Alcohol & Drugs

Study questions with answers

12 sample Alcohol & Drugs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. For a provisional licensee under 18 caught driving after consuming any alcohol, the result is:

   Correct answer: A one-year license revocation

   A provisional licensee may not drive after consuming any alcohol or drugs, and a conviction results in a one-year revocation.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — The Provisional Licensee

2. 2. After a breath or blood test in a DWI case, the results or a refusal to be tested:

   Correct answer: Can be used as evidence in court

   Whether you took the breath or blood test or declined it, that outcome can be admitted as evidence in court.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Driving While Impaired

3. 3. A first conviction for Driving While Impaired brings a mandatory license revocation of:

   Correct answer: One year

   A first DWI conviction results in a mandatory revocation of the driver license for one year.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Driving While Impaired

4. 4. If you refuse to take a required breath or blood test after being charged with impaired driving, your license is:

   Correct answer: Revoked right away for at least 30 days, plus a longer revocation

   Refusing a required chemical test brings an immediate revocation of at least 30 days plus an additional revocation of at least 12 months.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Driving While Impaired

5. 5. Because alcohol is a depressant, it:

   Correct answer: Slows brain function so you react more slowly

   Alcohol slows the functions of the brain, so you cannot respond, decide, or react as quickly as you normally would.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Alcohol

6. 6. A DWI conviction requires an ignition interlock device when the driver's blood alcohol level was at least:

   Correct answer: 0.15

   When a DWI conviction involves a blood alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher, the driver must have an ignition interlock fitted to their vehicle.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Blood Alcohol Concentration Restrictions

7. 7. North Carolina's DWI laws prohibit:

   Correct answer: Transporting an open alcoholic beverage in the passenger area

   The DWI laws forbid transporting an open container of any alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of the car, and drinking any alcohol while driving.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — DWI Laws

8. 8. A driver younger than 21 found to have any alcohol or drugs in their body while driving loses their license for:

   Correct answer: One year

   A driver younger than 21 who drives with any alcohol or drugs in their body faces a one-year license revocation.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Alcohol and the Young Driver

9. 9. What is the only thing that will actually make an intoxicated person sober?

   Correct answer: The passage of time

   Only the passage of time can sober up a drinker. Coffee, a big meal, and cold showers do not work.

   Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Alcohol

10. 10. What is the minimum age to buy any alcoholic beverage in North Carolina?

    Correct answer: 21

    The legal age to buy any alcoholic beverage is 21. It is unlawful for anyone younger to purchase or attempt to purchase alcohol.

    Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Alcohol and the Young Driver

11. 11. While operating a commercial vehicle, a driver is considered impaired at a blood alcohol level of:

    Correct answer: 0.04 percent

    The impairment threshold drops to 0.04 percent when you are driving a commercial motor vehicle.

    Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Driving While Impaired

12. 12. When a license is first restored after a DWI suspension, the required alcohol concentration restriction is:

    Correct answer: 0.04

    The first time a license is restored, the required limit is 0.04; on any later restoration it becomes 0.00.

    Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook — Blood Alcohol Concentration Restrictions