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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Multiple choice answers seemingly mean the same thing

A group of customers is drinking alcohol in your business and one of them has been identified as the designated driver. As a server, you:

-Must get a signed statement that the individual is the designated driver
-May server [sic] all customers, except the designated driver, as much alcohol as they want
-May not serve the designated driver alcohol
-Must not serve any apparently intoxicated member of the group

Would I be correct in assuming that choices two and three mean the same thing? Please explain what rules should be considered.
  

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A group of customers is drinking alcohol in your business and one of them has been identified as the designated driver. As a server, you: -Must get a signed statement that the individual is the designated driver -May server [sic] all customers, except the designated driver, as much alcohol as they want -May not serve the designated driver alcohol -Must not serve any apparently intoxicated member of the group Would I be correct in assuming that choices two and three mean the same thing? No.

  • A group of customers is drinking alcohol in your business and one of them has been identified as the designated driver.
  • As a server, you: -Must get a signed statement that the individual is the designated driver -May server [sic] all customers, except the designated driver, as much alcohol as they want -May not serve the designated driver alcohol -Must not serve any apparently intoxicated member of the group Would I be correct in assuming that choices two and three mean the same thing?
  • No.
  • eg #2 mentions 'as much alcohol as they want', but #3 does not mention this.
  • eg #2 leaves open the possibility that you can serve the designated driver some, but not as much as he wants.
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A group of customers is drinking alcohol in your business and one of them has been identified as the designated driver. As a server, you:

-Must get a signed statement that the individual is the designated driver
-May server [sic] all customers, except the designated driver, as much alcohol as they want
-May not serve the designated driver alcohol
-Must not serve any apparently

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