Chapter 8

Question 1

Drinkable Alcohol is obtained from:

Answer 1

the fermentation of sugar
ex. grapes, apples, honey or molasses.
some form of wine

Question 2

Beer is obtained from:

Answer 2

Barley

- starch is converted into sugar, fermenteda with others grains and hops and aged

Question 3

to obtain very strong alcoholic beverages:

Answer 3

boil the fermented liquid and condense it later by cooling. know as distillation

Question 4

Alcohol concentrations up to 95 percent products are know as:

Answer 4

distilled spirits or liquors

Question 5

Distillation techniques were perfected during:

Answer 5

the Middle Ages, with brandy being the first distilled spirit.

Question 6

Gin gained popularity in

Answer 6

Europe

Question 7

Whiskey gained popularity in

Answer 7

the United States

Question 8

Temperance movement addressed :

Answer 8

primarily the drinking of distilled spirits

Question 9

30 percent of those who drink account for

Answer 9

80 percent of all the alcoholic beverages consumed in the United States

Question 10

Alcohol

Answer 10

a very small molecule, easily soluble in both water and fat

Question 11

Alcohol absorption into the bloodstream

Answer 11

is extremely rapid

Question 12

The breakdown of alcohol is handled by two special enzymes in the stomach and liver

Answer 12

• Alcohol dehydrogenase
• Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
• acetic acid

Question 13

The effective level of alcohol in the body is measured

Answer 13

by the blood-alcohol concentration