1 B
2 B
3 E
4 A
5 C
6 C
1. The author is primarily concerned with
(A) interpreting the results of surveys on traffic fatalities - out of scope
(B) reviewing the effectiveness of attempts to curb drunk driving - correct, author has shared various methods and their effectiveness
(C) suggesting reasons for the prevalence of drunk driving in the United States - not true, even Britain was discussed, US was taken as an example
(D) analyzing the causes of the large number of annual traffic fatalities - no analysis on causes is done
(E) making an international comparison of experience with drunk driving - no such comparison
2. It can be inferred that the 1967 Road Safety Act in Britain
(A) changed an existing law to lower the BAC level that defined driving while intoxicated- not true
(B) made it illegal to drive while intoxicated - correct, it is given in passage
(C) increased the number of drunk driving arrests - not given specific to this law
(D) placed a tax on the sale of alcoholic drinks - not true
(E) required drivers convicted under the law to undergo rehabilitation therapy - not given
3. The author implies that a BAC of 0.1 percent
(A) is unreasonably high as a definition of intoxication for purposes of driving
(B) penalizes the moderate drinker while allowing the heavy drinker to consume without limit
(C) will operate as an effective deterrent to over 90 percent of the people who might drink and drive
(D) is well below the BAC of most drivers who are involved in fatal collisions
(E) proves that a driver has consumed five ounces of 80 proof spirits over a short time - CORRECT
4. With which of the following statements about making driving while intoxicated a criminal offense versus increasing taxes on alcohol consumption would the author most likely agree?
(A) Making driving while intoxicated a criminal offense is preferable to increased taxes on alcohol because the former is aimed only at those who abuse alcohol by driving while intoxicated. - correct, GIVEN IN Passage
(B) Increased taxation on alcohol consumption is likely to be more effective in reducing traffic fatalities because taxation covers all consumers and not just those who drive.
(C) Increased taxation on alcohol will constitute less of an interference with personal liberty because of the necessity of blood alcohol tests to determine BAC’s in drivers suspected of intoxication.
(D) Since neither increased taxation nor enforcement of criminal laws against drunk drivers is likely to have any significant impact, neither measure is warranted.
(E) Because arrests of intoxicated drivers have proved to be expensive and administratively cumbersome, increased taxation on alcohol is the most promising means of reducing traffic fatalities.
5. The author cites the British example in order to
(A) show that the problem of drunk driving is worse in Britain than in the U.S.
(B) prove that stricter enforcement of laws against intoxicated drivers would reduce traffic deaths
(C) prove that a slight increase in the number of arrests of intoxicated drivers will not deter drunk driving - CORRECT GIVEN
(D) suggest that taxation of alcohol consumption may be more effective than criminal laws
(E) demonstrate the need to lower BAC levels in states that have laws against drunk driving
6. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the author’s statement that the effectiveness of proposals to stop the intoxicated driver depends, in part, on the extent to which the high-BAC driver can control his intake?
(A) Even if the heavy drinker cannot control his intake, criminal laws against driving while intoxicated can deter him from driving while intoxicated.
(B) Rehabilitation programs aimed at drivers convicted of driving while intoxicated have not significantly reduced traffic fatalities.
(C) Many traffic fatalities are caused by factors unrelated to excessive alcohol consumption on the part of the driver. - CORRECT.
If you negate this statement, argument falls apart
(D) Even though severe penalties may not deter intoxicated drivers, these laws will punish them for the harm they cause if they drive while intoxicated.
(E) Some sort of therapy may be effective in helping problem drinkers to control their intake of alcohol, thereby keeping them off the road.
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