Deck 9: Alcohol

Question 1

Which of the following is a difference between lager beer and ale beer?

A) Lager is made using bottom-fermenting yeasts, while ale is made using a top-fermenting yeast.
B) Lager is processed at warm temperatures, while ale is processed at cool temperatures.
C) Lager is made using a fast fermentation process, while ale is made using a slow fermentation process.
D) Lager has a strong taste and a pungent smell, while ale has a light taste and a mild smell.

Answer 1

Lager is made using bottom-fermenting yeasts, while ale is made using a top-fermenting yeast.

Question 2

________ are a basic type of American wines, and they are all blended wines, made from whatever grapes are available, and during processing they are made to taste something like the traditional European wines from those regions.

A) Varietals
B) Regionals
C) Generics
D) Proprietaries

Answer 2

Generics

Question 3

________ refers to the idea that people should drink beer or wine in moderation but drink no hard liquor.

A) Detoxification
B) Asceticism
C) Temperance
D) Prohibition

Answer 3

Temperance

Question 4

Alcohol is removed by the ________ at a constant rate of 0.25 to 0.30 ounce of ethanol per hour.

A) kidneys
B) liver
C) skin
D) large intestine

Question 5

Which of the following is the major factor determining the rate of alcohol metabolism in the human body?

A) The function of the enzyme alcohol hydroxylases
B) The function of the enzyme oxidoreductase
C) The activity of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase
D) The activity of the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase

Question 6

Which of the following is a physiological effect of alcohol consumption?

A) Release of adrenal corticosteroids and catecholamines from the adrenal medulla
B) Increase in the output of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH, also called vasopressin)
C) The heat gain and warming of the interior of the body
D) The constriction of peripheral blood vessels

Question 7

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 2,200 people die each year simply from drinking too much alcohol. It is particularly dangerous to:

A) mix beer and hard liquor.
B) begin drinking again after vomiting.
C) drink wine with a meal.
D) combine alcohol and caffeine.

Question 8

In regular alcohol consumers, lipids get accumulated in the liver and are stored as small droplets in liver cells and this condition is known as ________.

A) fatty liver
B) liver cirrhosis
C) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
D) hemochromatosis

Question 9

________ is a drug that blocks the metabolism of acetaldehyde, so that consumption of alcohol leads to headaches and other unpleasant symptoms of acetaldehyde toxicity.

A) Disulfiram
B) Naltrexone
C) Acamprosate
D) Bupropion

Question 10

Alcohol distributes evenly into fatty tissues, so a 180-pound lean person will have a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) than a 180-pound fat person who drinks the same amount of alcohol.

Question 11

In most states, the legal BAC limit for driving under alcohol influence is 0.15 percent.

Question 12

A lower blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is required to impair the performance of a chronic, heavy drinker than to impair the performance of a moderate drinker.

Question 13

Describe the process of fermentation of cereal grains to produce alcoholic beverages.