Substances · Question 78 of 100

What “Been drunk?” means

Item 78 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Been drunk?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 78 asks whether you have been drunk. It is the gateway to the consequence items that follow, since items 79 to 84 all describe things that generally only happen after this one.

Where people disagree about what counts

Drunk has no definition here, and the range between tipsy and clearly intoxicated is wide. Most takers set the bar at noticeably impaired judgement or coordination rather than at simply having felt the effects of a drink.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 78 fits with the items around it

Item 78 is the hinge of the alcohol block. Items 76 and 77 lead up to it and items 79 to 84 all follow from it, which makes it structurally similar to item 22 in the sexual half — one item that a long run of others is built on.

Item 77, before this one Played a drinking game? Item 79, after this one Faked sobriety to a parent or teacher?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 78 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 78

Does tipsy count as drunk?

The checklist gives no definition. Most takers require noticeably impaired judgement or coordination rather than just feeling the effects.

Do I need to check item 78 to check items 79 to 84?

Nothing enforces it, but those items generally describe consequences of being drunk, so almost everyone who checks them checks this one too.

Does one occasion count?

Yes. Like nearly every item on the checklist, once is enough.

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