Substances · Question 79 of 100

What “Faked sobriety to a parent or teacher?” means

Item 79 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Faked sobriety to a parent or teacher?”. 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 79 asks whether you have pretended to be sober in front of a parent or a teacher. It is about concealment rather than about drinking, which makes it the only item in the alcohol block that describes a social act rather than a physical state or a consequence.

Where people disagree about what counts

The item names parents and teachers specifically. Whether faking sobriety in front of a boss, a police officer, or another adult counts is left open, and most takers extend it to any authority figure since the point of the item is clearly the concealment.

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 79 fits with the items around it

Item 79 sits between being drunk at 78 and the physical consequences at 80 to 83. It is the odd one out in that stretch, and it pairs more naturally with the academic items at 96 to 99 in describing how a taker handled being found out.

Item 78, before this one Been drunk? Item 80, after this one Had a hangover?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 79 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 79

Does faking sobriety to a boss count?

The item names parents and teachers, but most takers extend it to any authority figure since concealment is clearly the point.

Does it count if they did not believe me?

Yes. The item asks whether you faked it, not whether it worked.

Is item 79 about drinking or about lying?

About concealment. It is the only item in the alcohol block that describes a social act rather than a physical state or consequence.

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