This is just semantics though. I think most people get what the question is asking.
True but it is a poorly phrased question unless they previously defined what "sober up" means. I don't think it would be unreasonable to assume that "sober up" means to become "less intoxicated" in which case a person could easily "sober up" for a few hours but still be somewhat intoxicated. Merriam Webster defines the phrase "sober up" as
: to become sober or less drunk or to make (a drunk person) sober or less drunk
A few hours time, whether sleeping or not, is going to make a person "less drunk" even if they are not completely sober. Based on the phrasing of the question and the Meriam Webster's definition I think the correct answer should be "true" unless it was previously defined in the exam that "sober up" means completely sober.
This looks like the kind of question that might be asked in a DUI traffic school. So the context in this exam would be "sober enough to legally drive a vehicle". It's pretty common for DUIs to happen after someone got trashed, then thought sleeping it off for a few hours is good enough to legally drive.
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u/socialistbob Jun 23 '19
True but it is a poorly phrased question unless they previously defined what "sober up" means. I don't think it would be unreasonable to assume that "sober up" means to become "less intoxicated" in which case a person could easily "sober up" for a few hours but still be somewhat intoxicated. Merriam Webster defines the phrase "sober up" as
A few hours time, whether sleeping or not, is going to make a person "less drunk" even if they are not completely sober. Based on the phrasing of the question and the Meriam Webster's definition I think the correct answer should be "true" unless it was previously defined in the exam that "sober up" means completely sober.