Free IL-BASSET Practice Questions

Question 1

During a concert intermission, a bartender stops alcohol service to a guest who is slurring and spilling drinks. The guest remains calm. A sober friend then orders a beer and says, "It's for them. I'm driving us home." How should the bartender handle this request?

Accepted Answer

Decline the beer and alert the other servers that the guest's alcohol service has ended.

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Sell the beer if the friend agrees to keep the guest away from the car keys.

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Substitute a lower-alcohol beer and make the friend responsible for monitoring the guest.

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Refuse all further orders from the group and require everyone to leave immediately.

Question 2

One customer finishes a cocktail made with 1.5 U.S. fluid ounces of 40% ABV vodka, 1 U.S. fluid ounce of 30% ABV liqueur, and 4 U.S. fluid ounces of alcohol-free mixer. The receipt lists one cocktail. For alcohol-intake tracking, how much did the customer consume?

Accepted Answer

1.5 standard drinks, counting the alcohol in both the vodka and the liqueur.

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1.0 standard drink, treating the liqueur as part of the alcohol-free mixer.

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2.5 standard drinks, using the combined fluid ounces of vodka and liqueur as the drink count.

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2.0 standard drinks, counting each alcoholic ingredient as one full standard serving.

Question 3

A customer who turned 21 two months ago presents an unexpired vertical Illinois driver's license. The photograph, date of birth, and security features check out. The restaurant accepts valid state-issued photo identification. A trainee objects, "Vertical means under 21." How should the senior server evaluate this ID?

Accepted Answer

Accept it; the verified birth date and identity establish that the holder is of legal age.

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Request a second photo ID because a vertical license cannot establish legal drinking age by itself.

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Decline it until the customer obtains a horizontal license from the Secretary of State.

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Accept it only if the card also carries the federal REAL ID star.

Question 4

At a restaurant dinner, a mother requests wine for her 19-year-old daughter. "I'm her parent, I'm paying, and I'll stay right here," she explains. The manager says parental consent is enough. Under Illinois law, which statement is accurate?

Accepted Answer

The private-home parental exception does not authorize restaurant alcohol service to the daughter.

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The mother may buy the wine if she, rather than the server, hands it to her daughter.

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The manager may approve the wine if the mother's consent is recorded with the check.

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The daughter may receive the wine because she is accompanied by a parent and eating a meal.

Question 5

A dinner guest mentions taking diazepam for anxiety and asks whether a cocktail would help them relax without adding much risk. Which alcohol-related effect is most relevant to the server's response?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol can intensify sedation and suppression of breathing when combined with diazepam.

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Alcohol's early stimulating effects tend to offset the medication's sedating effect.

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Eating first prevents the medication from increasing the effects of the alcohol.

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Prescription use at the recommended dose makes the combination comparable to drinking alcohol alone.

Question 6

A server is concerned about a newly seated customer's slow speech and uneven gait. The floor manager recognizes the customer's longstanding speech and mobility disability; today's speech and walking are unchanged. The customer is alert, answers coherently, and shows no new behavioral changes. What is the soundest basis for the service decision?

Accepted Answer

Assess for changes and other impairment cues rather than treating the disability as proof of intoxication.

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End service whenever speech and gait both appear abnormal, even if they are unchanged.

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Require an emergency medical evaluation before serving someone with both of these features.

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Exclude intoxication from consideration once a disability has been identified as the explanation.

Question 7

An intoxicated patron leaves a tavern and injures a pedestrian who never entered the business. The pedestrian brings a claim against the tavern, alleging that its alcohol sales contributed to the patron's intoxication. The owner objects, "We never sold anything to the pedestrian." What does that objection overlook?

Accepted Answer

A dram-shop claimant can be an injured third party who did not purchase the alcohol.

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An injured person must first obtain a criminal conviction against the driver before filing a civil claim.

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A civil claim is limited to the employee who personally poured the patron's final drink.

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An alcohol-related injury requires the tavern to pay the statutory maximum without further proof.

Question 8

An Illinois retailer chooses to accept mobile IDs. A customer opens an Illinois mobile driver's license in a phone's digital wallet and offers to let the clerk inspect the screen. The clerk has not yet used a reader. What is missing before this credential can be accepted as proof of age?

Accepted Answer

Authentication with the Illinois Mobile ID Check app or a compliant mobile-ID reader.

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A saved screenshot showing the photograph, birth date, and expiration date for the store's files.

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Confirmation of the displayed birth date by a second employee who examines the phone screen.

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The customer's consent to let the clerk hold the unlocked phone and inspect the wallet.

Question 9

While covering two sections, a server notices a wine bottle being passed around a table. One guest's glass is topped off several times without becoming empty. To assess that guest's alcohol intake, which information is most useful?

Accepted Answer

The amount and strength poured for that guest over time.

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How many times the guest's glass has been completely emptied.

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How many people are splitting the table's total alcohol bill.

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How long that single wine glass has been sitting at the table.

Question 10

A 32-year-old driving a private car is stopped after drifting across lane markings. A properly administered test shows a BAC of 0.06%, and the officer documents alcohol-related driving impairment. The driver says, "You can't charge me; I'm below 0.08%." Which interpretation matches Illinois DUI law?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol impairment can support a DUI charge below 0.08% BAC.

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A DUI charge requires a second test showing that the BAC has reached at least 0.08%.

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A BAC above 0.04% independently establishes DUI for any driver with a valid Illinois license.

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A DUI finding below 0.08% requires proof of another impairing drug in addition to alcohol.

Free IL-BASSET Practice Questions

Domain 1: Physical Properties of Alcohol, Drugs & Alcoholism

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Domain 2: Prevention & Intervention Techniques

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Domain 3: Illinois State Statutes, Local Ordinances, Illinois DUI Laws

Question 6

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Domain 4: Proper Identification Techniques, Police Policies & Expectations

Question 8

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Domain 5: Dram Shop Liabilities, Insurance, and Victim's Rights

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