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1. Research has found that ______ of college undergraduates engage in heavy episodic drinking at least once every
two weeks.
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 65 percent
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described in your text that may contribute to why college students
living in sororities and fraternities binge drink at higher rates than students not living in sororities and fraternities?
a. Students living in sororities and fraternities are more likely to be student athletes.
b. Students attracted to living in sororities and fraternities may be more likely to engage in abusive drinking.
c. Students living in sororities and fraternities are surrounded by others who engage in binge drinking.
d. Students living in sororities and fraternities may view binge drinking as a rite of passage.
3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutsocalled“party”colleges?
a. The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is similar to students at colleges that are not considered
“party”schools.
b. Therateofalcoholusebystudentsatthesecollegesislessthanratesatcollegesnotconsidered“party”
schools.
c. Therateofalcoholusebystudentsatthesecollegesishigherthanratesatcollegesnotconsidered“party”
schools.
d. Effortstoreducedrinkingat“party”collegesbetween19932005wereverysuccessful.
4. About _____ of college students abuse illicit drugs, which is a similar rate found in their non-college-bound peers.
a. 7.3 percent
b. 10.9 percent
c. 16.7 percent
d. 20.2 percent
5. Which of the following term does the author use to describe the phenomenon of college students feeling protected
against all but the most severe repercussions of their alcohol use?
a. Group isolation
b. Group insulation
c. Social norms
d. Social insulation
6. The adolescent brain is thought to be __________ times more vulnerable to alcohol-induced brain damage than the
adult brain.
a. 1.5 to 2
b. 2.5 to 3.5
c. 4 to 5
d. 6 to 7.5
7. Researchersfoundthatcollegestudentswhohadconsumed“energydrinks”whiledrinkingwere______more
likelytodrivehomedespitebeingheavilyintoxicatedwhencomparedtostudentswhohadnotconsumed“energy
drinks”whiledrinkingthatevening.
a. 50 percent
b. 100 percent
c. 300 percent
d. 400 percent
8. What percentage of medical students meet the criteria for diagnosis of alcohol abuse?
a. 11 percent
b. 18 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 32 percent
9. Although most college students cannot legally purchase alcohol until the age of 21, research suggests that ____ of
college students view drinking as a central part of their social lives.
a. 17-22 percent
b. 35-38 percent
c. 47-50 percent
d. 90 percent
10. As a group, college students tend to _______ the number of their peers who are drinking.
a. be unwilling to join
b. overestimate
c. be fairly accurate about
d. underestimate
11. Individuals with the strongest commitment to post-secondary education
a. tend to drink more heavily than other students.
b. tend to build peer relationships with like-minded students.
c. tend to be those students who commute to and from school.
d. are less isolative and more social.
12. In contrast to young adults in general, what percentage of college students report having abused an opioid?
a. 17.6 percent
b. 1.9 percent
c. 7.1 percent
d. 8.3 percent
13. Alcohol use causes substance-related academic problems for what percent of college students?
a. 30 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 17 percent
14. There is a ___________ between student levels of alcohol use and academic performance.
a. inverse relationship
b. positive correlation
c. neutral relationship
d. static
15. It has been estimated that ______ of high school graduates will graduate from college.
a. 10-15 percent
b. 55-60 percent
c. 49-52 percent
d. 20-24 percent
16. It has been found that ______ of fraternity members binge drink.
a. 75 percent
b. 86 percent
c. 90 percent
d. 68 percent
17. Research has found that _______ of college students abuse an illicit drug during the academic year.
a. 7.1 percent
b. 8.2 percent
c. 20.2 percent
d. 29.1 percent
18. Students who utilize performance-enhancing compounds tend to
a. engage in other forms of substance use as well.
b. be more likely to excel in their studies.
c. have troubled interpersonal relationships.
d. be better athletes.
19. Ithasbeenestimatedthat_________studentsperyeararethevictimof“daterape”whileincollege.
a. 50,000
b. 60,000
c. 90,000
d. 70,000
20. Asagroup,collegestudentstendto_________theirpeer’sdrinking.
a. underestimate
b. overestimate
c. accurately assess
d. be impressed by
21. The rate of college enrollment has grown over the years. In 2008, _____ of people between the ages of 18 and 19
entered college.
a. 49percent
b. 75percent
c. 25percent
d. 33percent
22. Oneoftheindirectdangersfromconsumingenergydrinksisthatthosewhodoare______morelikelytoplanto
drive home after drinking.
a. 300percent
b. 400percent
c. 50percent
d. 100percent
23. Tobaccouserates
a. are similar regardless of education level.
b. actuallytrendupwithhighereducation.
c. godownwithundergradeducationbuttrendbackupwithattendinggraduateschool.
d. continuetodeclinewithmoreeducation.
24. What is unique about the environment of attending college regarding the transition into adulthood?
25. Explainhowtheselectionofpeerrelationshipsmightinfluencedrug/alcoholuseduringcollege.
26. Describethefactorsthatmayinfluencedrinkingpatternsinthosewhoattendcollege.
27. Describethedifferencesbetweencollegestudentsandtheirnoncollegeboundpeers.
28. Howmightattendinggraduateschoolinfluencealcoholuse?
29. Drinking patterns of college students are similar to drinking patterns of young adults who do not enter college right
after high school.
a. True
b. False
30. Women tend to be more protected from alcohol abuse problems in college than men.
a. True
b. False
