Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Ethyl alcohol is produced by fermentation of
	A: grains
	B: berries
	C: fruits
	D: all of the above

2: The safest form of alcohol to drink is
	A: methyl alcohol
	B: ethyl alcohol
	C: isopropyl alcohol
	D: any of the above

3: Alcohol is metabolized in the
	A: stomach
	B: liver
	C: kidney
	D: bladder

4: Alcohol consumption contributes significantly to
	A: automotive accidents
	B: domestic violence
	C: birth defects
	D: all of the above

5: Drinking a small amount of alcohol daily has been shown to help prevent
	A: heart disease
	B: Alzheimer's disease
	C: liver damage
	D: cancer

6: An alcoholic is a person who
	A: drinks alcohol daily
	B: is a binge drinker
	C: is dependent on alcohol
	D: cannot hold a job very long

7: Alcohol dehydrogenase is the enzyme that
	A: causes a hangover
	B: transports alcohol to the brain
	C: damages the liver
	D: detoxifies alcohol

8: Drinking heavily usually increases
	A: sexual arousal
	B: sexual performance
	C: sexual attractiveness
	D: none of the above

9: Pregnant women who drink alcohol risk having a baby who suffers from
	A: mental retardation
	B: withdrawl symptoms
	C: hyperactivity
	D: all of the above

10: About 100,000 deaths a year in the US are alcohol related.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: College students typically drink significantly more alcohol than nonstudents the same age.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: A typical serving of beer, wine, or mixed drink contain the same amount of alcohol.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Because alcohol supplies calories, alcoholics are often overweight.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: The goal of Alcoholics Anonymous is to help people drink responsibly.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Nearly 40 percent of deaths in automobile accidents are alcohol related.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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