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Smart Serve Practice Test 15

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Alcohol and the BodyQuestion 1
A guest says he is safe to drive because he is nowhere near the legal limit. What does Ontario's definition of impaired driving actually say?
1. Option A: Impairment starts only at 0.05, the bottom of the warn range
2. Option B: Impairment means your ability to drive is compromised to any degree
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3. Option C: Impairment applies only to alcohol, not to medication
4. Option D: Impairment is measured by how the driver feels
Explanation
Ontario defines impaired driving as driving while your ability has been compromised to any degree. Sitting under a number is a different thing from being safe. The 0.05 warn range is a penalty threshold. The definition also covers drugs, including prescription and over-the-counter medication, and combinations with alcohol. How the driver feels is not the test.
Alcohol and the BodyQuestion 2
A guest who has had several drinks says his driving is unaffected because he feels alert. Which effects does drinking commonly produce behind the wheel?
1. Option A: Better focus and a slower, safer speed behind the wheel
2. Option B: No physical effects, only slightly slower decisions behind the wheel than normal
3. Option C: Sharper night vision and quicker reaction times
4. Option D: Blurred or double vision, trouble paying attention to the road, and slowed reflexes
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Explanation
Drinking commonly brings blurred or double vision, difficulty paying attention to the road and the surroundings, and slowed reflexes. Feeling alert undoes none of them. Alcohol depresses the nervous system, so it does not sharpen vision or focus. The effects are physical as well as mental.
Alcohol and the BodyQuestion 3
A guest tells you she sticks to wine because it is gentler on the body than spirits. What should you know?
1. Option A: Alcohol has the same effect no matter which alcoholic beverage you drink
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2. Option B: Wine absorbs only in the intestines, which makes it gentler
3. Option C: Spirits reach the brain, but wine does not, since wine is fermented not distilled
4. Option D: Fermented drinks leave the body faster than distilled ones
Explanation
Alcohol has the same effect no matter which alcoholic beverage you drink, so what counts is the amount of alcohol in the glass. Wine and spirits both absorb through the mouth, stomach and intestines. Both reach the brain. Fermentation and distillation set the alcohol concentration of the drink, and they do not change how the body handles the alcohol.
Alcohol and the BodyQuestion 4
A guest holds each sip of whisky in her mouth for a while and says it does not count until it reaches her stomach. What is wrong with that idea?
1. Option A: Nothing, because absorption starts in the stomach
2. Option B: Alcohol absorbs in the mouth as well as the stomach and intestines
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3. Option C: Holding it in the mouth destroys the alcohol
4. Option D: Only the intestines absorb alcohol, not the mouth or stomach
Explanation
Alcohol absorbs into the bloodstream through the mouth, stomach and intestines, so absorption starts before she swallows. Nothing in the mouth destroys alcohol. Treating the stomach or the intestines as the only site leaves out the other two.
Alcohol and the BodyQuestion 5
A guest who has had five drinks orders a large plate of food and says the meal will sober him up before he leaves. What is the honest answer?
1. Option A: The meal will absorb the alcohol already sitting in his blood, bringing his reading down fast
2. Option B: The meal will speed up his liver, so it clears the alcohol out much faster than usual for the rest of the night
3. Option C: Food slows absorption in the stomach, but alcohol already in his blood stays until his liver eliminates it
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4. Option D: Food makes no difference at any point, whether he eats before or after he drinks
Explanation
Food, especially proteins and fats, slows how fast alcohol reaches the blood, and it does nothing to alcohol that is already there. Alcohol keeps circulating until the liver eliminates it. Food cannot pull alcohol out of the blood or push the liver along. Food does matter for what he drinks next, so calling it useless is also wrong.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 6
Your bar is convicted twice: once for selling to an intoxicated patron under section 32, and once for selling to a 17-year-old under subsection 33 (1). Which penalty sections apply?
1. Option A: Section 69 for both the section 32 conviction and the subsection 33 (1) conviction
2. Option B: Section 68 for the section 32 conviction and section 69 for the subsection 33 (1) conviction
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3. Option C: Section 68 for both the section 32 conviction and the subsection 33 (1) conviction
4. Option D: Section 70 for the subsection 33 (1) conviction, with no separate penalty for the section 32 conviction
Explanation
Section 69 covers contraventions of subsections 33 (1), (2) and (4), which are the under-19 rules. Every other conviction under the Act falls under the general penalties in section 68, and that includes section 32. Section 70 deals with illegal liquor seized in relation to section 39, so it has no part here.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 7
A person is convicted of unlawful possession of liquor under section 39, and liquor was seized under a search warrant. What does section 70 require?
1. Option A: Forfeiture of the seized liquor to the Crown, plus a penalty of not more than $100 for each litre forfeited
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2. Option B: Return of the liquor to the person once the court-ordered fine has been paid in full
3. Option C: A penalty of not more than $1,000 for each litre of liquor forfeited
4. Option D: Destruction of the liquor by court order, with no fine or other penalty imposed
Explanation
Section 70 forfeits to the Crown all liquor seized under a search warrant in relation to section 39. The court shall also impose a penalty of not more than $100 for each litre forfeited. The rate runs per litre, not per bottle. The liquor does not go back to the person.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 8
Under section 70, the per-litre penalty for forfeited illegal liquor is payable to whom?
1. Option A: The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
2. Option B: The LCBO
3. Option C: The municipality where the liquor was seized
4. Option D: The Consolidated Revenue Fund
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Explanation
Section 70 says the penalty is payable to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The rate is not more than $100 for each litre of liquor forfeited. The AGCO, the LCBO and the municipality receive nothing under this section.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 9
What does section 69 have that section 68 does not?
1. Option A: Imprisonment as a possible penalty
2. Option B: Application to corporations
3. Option C: Minimum fines
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4. Option D: Application to licensees
Explanation
Section 69 sets minimum fines: $200 for a person who is not a licensee and $1,000 for a licensee. Section 68 sets maximums with no floor. Both sections allow imprisonment for an individual, both reach corporations, and both can land on a licensee.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 10
A 19-year-old server sells a beer to a 17-year-old at a licensed bar without asking for ID. Who can be charged under the Act?
1. Option A: The server personally, because section 67 applies to a person
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2. Option B: The licensee only, because the server is an employee
3. Option C: Nobody, if the bar has a written ID policy
4. Option D: The bar's landlord
Explanation
Section 67 says a person is guilty of an offence for contravening any provision of the Act, and subsection 33 (1) binds every person. The server can be charged in their own name. A written policy at the bar does not remove that charge. The landlord made no sale.
Laws and LiabilityQuestion 11
Section 67 (1) (d) makes which act an offence?
1. Option A: Possessing liquor bought in another province
2. Option B: Knowingly possessing the proceeds of an offence under the Act
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3. Option C: Holding cash tips from liquor sales
4. Option D: Possessing liquor after closing hours
Explanation
Section 67 (1) (d) covers a person who knowingly possesses the proceeds of an offence under the Act. The word knowingly is part of that clause. Tips and liquor brought from another province are dealt with elsewhere in the Act and the regulations, not in clause (d).
Checking ID and MinorsQuestion 12
The licence in your hand is genuine and current. The photo shows a woman whose face shape and eye colour differ from the guest in front of you. What do you do?
1. Option A: Serve her, because the card itself is genuine
2. Option B: Serve her, because photos on ID cards are often poor
3. Option C: Decline the sale, because the photo must match the person
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4. Option D: Ask her to sign a paper confirming the card is hers
Explanation
The AGCO tells you to check that the photo matches the individual, so a photo that does not match fails the check. A genuine card proves nothing about age when it belongs to somebody else. A signature on a paper you wrote out is not documentation of age.
Checking ID and MinorsQuestion 13
You served a 17-year-old who showed you a licence with an obviously re-laminated photo. The birth date was printed in bolder ink than the rest of the card. Can you rely on having checked the ID?
1. Option A: No, you are protected only when there is no apparent reason to doubt
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2. Option B: Yes, because you asked for ID and the guest produced one
3. Option C: Yes, because the licence was government-issued
4. Option D: No, because the LLCA gives no protection to anyone who relies on ID
Explanation
Section 33(5) of the LLCA protects you only when there is no apparent reason to doubt the documentation. That covers two doubts: whether the card is authentic, and whether it was issued to the person producing it. A re-laminated photo and mismatched ink are apparent reasons to doubt. The protection exists, but it does not cover an ID you should have questioned.
Checking ID and MinorsQuestion 14
It is March 14, 2026. A guest's Ontario licence shows a date of birth of March 15, 2007. What do you do?
1. Option A: Serve him, because 2007 makes him 19 in 2026
2. Option B: Decline the sale, because he turns 19 tomorrow
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3. Option C: Serve him, because he is one day away from 19
4. Option D: Ask for a second piece of ID, then serve him
Explanation
He turns 19 on March 15, 2026, which is tomorrow, so today he is 18 and you cannot serve him. A birth year on its own does not settle age, because the day and month decide whether the birthday has passed. A second piece of ID would show the same birth date.
Checking ID and MinorsQuestion 15
A refused guest starts yelling insults at you in front of other customers. Besides staying calm and standing your ground, what else does the AGCO tell you to do?
1. Option A: Serve him a smaller drink so the situation de-escalates
2. Option B: Refer him to a supervisor and note descriptive details
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3. Option C: Record the incident only if he becomes violent
4. Option D: Ask nearby guests to help calm him down
Explanation
The AGCO tells you to refer an abusive patron to a supervisor or manager and to try to note descriptive details. Staying calm and standing your ground come first, but they are not the whole response. Serving him anything undoes your refusal. Nearby guests are not part of the AGCO's plan for handling him.
Checking ID and MinorsQuestion 16
It is November 8, 2026. A guest's licence shows a date of birth of January 22, 2008. What do you do?
1. Option A: Decline the sale, because she is not 19 until January 22, 2027
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2. Option B: Serve her, because 2026 minus 2008 is 18 and she rounds up
3. Option C: Serve her, because she turns 19 within the next three months
4. Option D: Decline the sale, but serve her if she shows a passport
Explanation
She turns 19 on January 22, 2027, so on November 8, 2026 she is 18. Age never rounds up, and a birthday coming soon is still a birthday that has not happened. A passport would show the same birth date, so a second ID changes nothing.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 17
Section 45 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 covers a person whose presence a licensee believes is undesirable. What does it allow?
1. Option A: It requires the licensee to call the police first, before taking any action.
2. Option B: It allows a permanent ban, once that ban is filed with the Registrar.
3. Option C: It allows removal, but only after a written warning to the person.
4. Option D: It lets the licensee or an employee require the person to leave, or forbid entry.
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Explanation
Section 45 (1) gives two options to a licensee or an employee who has reason to believe a person's presence is undesirable: require him to leave, or forbid him to enter. That is the section behind a refusal at the door. The section holds no police step, no filing with the Registrar and no warning letter. As with section 44, the person must not remain or re-enter that day.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 18
What is the main difference between section 44 and section 45 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019?
1. Option A: Section 44 applies only after 11 p.m., and section 45 applies only before it.
2. Option B: Section 44 applies only to guests, and section 45 applies only to staff and outside contractors.
3. Option C: Section 44 is a duty about unlawfulness. Section 45 is a discretion about undesirable presence.
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4. Option D: Section 44 always needs police attendance on scene, and section 45 never does.
Explanation
Section 44 (1) says the licensee shall ensure the person does not remain, and the trigger is a reasonable belief about unlawful presence, an unlawful purpose or a contravention of the law. Section 45 (1) says a licensee or employee may act, and its trigger is the broader one of undesirable presence. Duty against discretion is the line the exam tests here. Neither section depends on the time of day or on police attendance.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 19
When may a police officer order everyone to vacate a licensed liquor consumption premises under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019?
1. Option A: The officer reasonably believes a disturbance or breach of the peace on the premises threatens public safety.
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2. Option B: When the officer personally decides the premises look too full for safe and orderly service that night.
3. Option C: When a single guest complains about the behaviour of another guest.
4. Option D: When the licensee asks the officer to help clear the room.
Explanation
Section 46 (1) sets the test: the officer must reasonably believe a disturbance or breach of the peace on the premises is sufficient to constitute a threat to public safety. Capacity is a different matter under Interim Standard 6.1, and it is the licensee's duty rather than a police power. One complaint does not meet the section 46 test, and the licensee cannot create the power by asking for it.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 20
A police officer orders your bar to be vacated under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019. What does the section require of the licensee?
1. Option A: Nothing. The order binds only the guests.
2. Option B: The licensee must take all reasonable steps to ensure the premises are vacated.
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3. Option C: The licensee must close for the rest of the week.
4. Option D: The licensee must file a full written report with the Registrar within 24 hours of the order.
Explanation
Section 46 (3) puts an active duty on the licensee or permit holder, which is to take all reasonable steps to see the premises emptied. Standing back and letting the officer do the work is not compliance. The section says nothing about a week-long closure, and no AGCO standard requires a report after a vacate order.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 21
Police clear your premises under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019. A guest wants to come back in an hour. What does the Act say?
1. Option A: He may return later on that same night, once the disturbance has fully ended.
2. Option B: He may return that night if the licensee agrees to let him back in.
3. Option C: He must not re-enter that day unless a police officer authorizes it.
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4. Option D: He must not re-enter the premises for a full seven days.
Explanation
Section 46 (2) bars the guest from remaining or re-entering that day, and it names one way back in, which is authorization from a police officer. The licensee cannot lift a police order. Compare section 44 (3) and section 45 (2), where the same-day bar carries no re-entry route at all. Nothing in Part III creates a seven-day exclusion.
Responsible Service and RefusalQuestion 22
Section 47 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 gives police a second vacate power. What triggers it?
1. Option A: A single complaint phoned in by a neighbour about noise coming from inside the premises late one night.
2. Option B: A recent suspension of the liquor licence held for the premises.
3. Option C: A capacity breach that the fire department found on inspection.
4. Option D: A reasonable belief that the Act or a prescribed regulation is being contravened on the premises.
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Explanation
Section 47 (1) lets an officer order everyone out of any premises when the officer reasonably believes the Act or a prescribed regulation is being contravened there. It is broader than section 46 in two ways: it needs no threat to public safety, and it is not limited to licensed or permitted premises. Noise complaints, suspensions and fire code findings run through other processes.
Delivery and Special SituationsQuestion 23
A tour company runs a large quadricycle. Who must hold valid liquor training certification?
1. Option A: Only the mechanic who services the vehicle
2. Option B: Only the person who takes the bookings
3. Option C: Every large quadricycle chauffeur
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4. Option D: Nobody, because there is no bar on board
Explanation
Every large quadricycle chauffeur must hold valid certification. The requirement names the chauffeur, so it lands on the person driving. Mechanics and booking staff are not named, and the absence of a bar does not remove the requirement.
Delivery and Special SituationsQuestion 24
You take phone orders for liquor deliveries at a call centre and never touch a bottle. Do you need valid certification?
1. Option A: No, certification covers only the person who physically hands over the bottle
2. Option B: Yes, anyone who takes orders for the sale of liquor needs valid certification
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3. Option C: No, as long as a certified worker packs and seals the order
4. Option D: Yes, but only after the first 90 days on the job have passed
Explanation
Taking orders for the sale of liquor is named in the requirement, so the call centre role needs valid certification. The requirement covers sale, service, sampling, delivery and order taking. Another worker's certificate does not cover you, and there is no 90 day grace period.
Delivery and Special SituationsQuestion 25
A licensed grocery store runs a wine sampling table. Does the person pouring the samples need valid certification?
1. Option A: Yes, anyone involved in sampling liquor must hold valid certification
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2. Option B: No, because the samples poured for guests are free of charge
3. Option C: Only if the samples poured are larger than one full ounce each
4. Option D: Only if the store also delivers liquor orders to its customers
Explanation
Sampling is named in the training requirement, so the person pouring samples must hold valid certification. A free pour is still liquor service. Sample size and whether the store delivers do not change the requirement.

Smart Serve Practice Test 15

Smart Serve Practice Test 15 Questions and Answers

A guest says he is safe to drive because he is nowhere near the legal limit. What does Ontario's definition of impaired driving actually say?

A guest who has had several drinks says his driving is unaffected because he feels alert. Which effects does drinking commonly produce behind the wheel?

A guest tells you she sticks to wine because it is gentler on the body than spirits. What should you know?

A guest holds each sip of whisky in her mouth for a while and says it does not count until it reaches her stomach. What is wrong with that idea?

A guest who has had five drinks orders a large plate of food and says the meal will sober him up before he leaves. What is the honest answer?

Your bar is convicted twice: once for selling to an intoxicated patron under section 32, and once for selling to a 17-year-old under subsection 33 (1). Which penalty sections apply?

A person is convicted of unlawful possession of liquor under section 39, and liquor was seized under a search warrant. What does section 70 require?

Under section 70, the per-litre penalty for forfeited illegal liquor is payable to whom?

What does section 69 have that section 68 does not?

A 19-year-old server sells a beer to a 17-year-old at a licensed bar without asking for ID. Who can be charged under the Act?

Section 67 (1) (d) makes which act an offence?

The licence in your hand is genuine and current. The photo shows a woman whose face shape and eye colour differ from the guest in front of you. What do you do?

You served a 17-year-old who showed you a licence with an obviously re-laminated photo. The birth date was printed in bolder ink than the rest of the card. Can you rely on having checked the ID?

It is March 14, 2026. A guest's Ontario licence shows a date of birth of March 15, 2007. What do you do?

A refused guest starts yelling insults at you in front of other customers. Besides staying calm and standing your ground, what else does the AGCO tell you to do?

It is November 8, 2026. A guest's licence shows a date of birth of January 22, 2008. What do you do?

Section 45 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 covers a person whose presence a licensee believes is undesirable. What does it allow?

What is the main difference between section 44 and section 45 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019?

When may a police officer order everyone to vacate a licensed liquor consumption premises under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019?

A police officer orders your bar to be vacated under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019. What does the section require of the licensee?

Police clear your premises under section 46 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019. A guest wants to come back in an hour. What does the Act say?

Section 47 of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 gives police a second vacate power. What triggers it?

A tour company runs a large quadricycle. Who must hold valid liquor training certification?

You take phone orders for liquor deliveries at a call centre and never touch a bottle. Do you need valid certification?

A licensed grocery store runs a wine sampling table. Does the person pouring the samples need valid certification?