Vermont: Alcohol and drugs — Part 2 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which of these will sober a person up?” · “Which of these does the manual suggest to avoid driving after drinking, if it is safe to do so?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Which of these will sober a person up?
- Drinking coffee
- Taking a cold shower
- Running around
- None of these
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Correct answer: None of these
Drinking coffee, taking a cold shower, or running around will not sober a person up.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What is the only way to reduce the effects of alcohol?
- Eating a large meal
- Time
- Getting fresh air
- Drinking water
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Correct answer: Time
The manual says time is the only way to reduce the effects of alcohol.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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How long does it take alcohol and its effects to be processed out of your body?
- At least 15 minutes per drink
- At least 30 minutes per drink
- At least an hour per drink
- At least 10 minutes per drink
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Correct answer: At least an hour per drink
It takes at least an hour per drink, so you may have to wait several hours before driving safely.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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How does driving after taking other drugs or narcotics, even prescription and over the counter ones, compare with driving after drinking alcohol?
- It can be just as deadly, even more so for some persons
- It is far less dangerous than alcohol
- It is dangerous only if mixed with alcohol
- It is dangerous only for drivers who take illegal drugs
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Correct answer: It can be just as deadly, even more so for some persons
The manual says drugs can be just as deadly as alcohol, even more so for some persons.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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How may other drugs affect a driver?
- They may make you sleepy and affect your thinking
- They keep you alert and improve your reactions on the road
- They affect you only if you take them with alcohol
- They affect only your vision and not your thinking
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Correct answer: They may make you sleepy and affect your thinking
Drugs may make you sleepy and stop you from thinking or acting properly.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What is the only way to reduce the effects of any drug?
- A cold shower
- A cup of coffee
- Time
- Exercise
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Correct answer: Time
The manual says time is the only way to reduce the effects of any drug.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What happens to your license if you are convicted of DUI or driving after taking drugs?
- It will be revoked for life
- It will be suspended
- It will stay valid if you pay the fine
- It will be restricted to driving in the daytime
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Correct answer: It will be suspended
A conviction for DUI or driving after taking drugs means your license will be suspended.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What happens to your insurance if you are convicted of DUI or driving after taking drugs?
- It will stay the same
- It will decrease
- It will be paid by the state
- It will increase
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Correct answer: It will increase
The manual lists increased insurance among the consequences of a DUI conviction.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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According to the manual, what should you do with your vehicle keys before you begin drinking?
- Give them to a friend who does not drink
- Keep them in your pocket so no one else can take them
- Leave them with the host of the gathering
- Put them in the glove box of your vehicle
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Correct answer: Give them to a friend who does not drink
The manual advises handing your keys to a friend who does not drink and who will not let you drive after you have been drinking.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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The manual says that if your friends warn you about not driving, you should do what?
- Ignore them if you feel fine
- Drive only on roads you know well
- Take their concern seriously
- Drive slowly and avoid highways
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Correct answer: Take their concern seriously
The manual says to listen to your friends and take their concern seriously when they warn you not to drive.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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Which of these does the manual suggest to avoid driving after drinking, if it is safe to do so?
- Drive home using only back roads
- Arrange to stay overnight where you are
- Wait ten minutes and then drive carefully
- Open the windows and drive slowly
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Correct answer: Arrange to stay overnight where you are
One suggestion in the manual is to stay overnight where you are, if that is safe, rather than driving after drinking.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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What does a sign placed by the Vermont Emergency Nurses Association (ENCARE) at a roadside mean?
- A drunk driving checkpoint is ahead on this road
- Alcohol may not be sold anywhere within this area
- A hospital emergency room is located close by on this road
- Someone died at that location because of a drunk driver
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Correct answer: Someone died at that location because of a drunk driver
ENCARE signs mark the site of alcohol-related fatal crashes, so the sign means a person died there because of a drunk driver.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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What is VT Helplink?
- A paid counseling program run by the Department of Motor Vehicles
- A free, confidential alcohol and drug support service
- A towing and ride service for impaired drivers
- A service that helps reinstate suspended licenses
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Correct answer: A free, confidential alcohol and drug support service
VT Helplink is a free, confidential alcohol and drug support and referral service from the Vermont Department of Health.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 54 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 54)
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If you are convicted of DUI or driving after taking drugs, which class must you pay for?
- A defensive driving class
- A first aid class
- A motorcycle safety class
- An alcohol education class
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Correct answer: An alcohol education class
A DUI conviction means paying for an alcohol education class, among other costs.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What does Vermont’s “Implied Consent” law mean?
- You agree to be tested only if you have caused a crash on the road
- You agree to take a test for alcohol or other drugs when asked
- You agree to pay your fines without having a court hearing
- You agree to let a police officer search your vehicle at any time
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Correct answer: You agree to take a test for alcohol or other drugs when asked
By getting a license you agree to say yes when asked to take a test for alcohol or other drugs in your body.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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When may a police officer ask a driver to take a test for alcohol or other drugs?
- Only after the driver has caused a crash
- Only if the driver admits to drinking
- If the officer thinks the driver is impaired
- Only if the driver has a prior DUI conviction
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Correct answer: If the officer thinks the driver is impaired
An officer may ask for the test if the officer thinks the driver is impaired by alcohol or other drugs.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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For how long will a driver who refuses the test for alcohol or other drugs lose their Driver’s License?
- At least six months
- At least 30 days
- At least 60 days
- At least three months
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Correct answer: At least six months
A driver who refuses the test loses their Driver's License for at least six months.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What does Vermont’s administrative suspension process mean?
- You can lose your license before a criminal DUI conviction
- You lose your license only after a criminal DUI conviction
- Your license is suspended only after all appeals are finished
- Your license can be suspended only by a judge after a jury trial
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Correct answer: You can lose your license before a criminal DUI conviction
You can lose your license through a civil process before there is any criminal DUI conviction.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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What does a designated driver agree to do?
- Drink less than the others and drive carefully
- Stay sober only until the group reaches the first stop
- Not drink or use other drugs, and get the others home safely
- Drink only one drink per hour and drive slowly
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Correct answer: Not drink or use other drugs, and get the others home safely
A designated driver agrees not to drink or use other drugs and is responsible for getting the others home safely.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)
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If you are going to drink, which plan does the manual suggest?
- Drink plenty of coffee and drive home slowly
- Call a parent or responsible person for a safe ride
- Wait ten minutes after each drink before driving
- Drive home slowly and stay in the right lane
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Correct answer: Call a parent or responsible person for a safe ride
Making plans before you drink includes calling a parent or other responsible person for a safe ride home.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 53 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 53)