HUNTER SAFETY TEST BANK UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
SUCCESS KIT
●● There are four primary rules of firearm safety. What is one of these
rules?
Answer: Point the muzzle in a safe direction
●● Which of these is one of the firearm safety rules?
Answer: Point a firearm only at something you intend to shoot
●● In addition to teaching firearm and hunting safety, why is hunter
education important?
Answer: It promotes responsible hunter behavior
●● What is the best way to learn hunting-related safety skills?
Answer: From an experienced hunter
●● The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (or Pittman-Robertson
Act) pays for:
Answer: Improving wildlife habitats
,●● All modern firearms have three basic groups of parts. What are these
parts?
Answer: Action, stock, and barrel
●● The basic components of cartridges and shotshells are similar. Shot
pellets and a bullet are examples of which basic component?
Answer: Projectile
●● When selecting ammunition, you must choose the correct cartridge
or shotshell for your firearm. What else should you consider?
Answer: The species you will be hunting
●● The bullets for a rifle or handgun are commonly made out of:
Answer: Lead
●● Choose the true statement about steel shot versus lead shot.
Answer: Steel shot weighs about one-third less than lead shot
●● When a rifle fires, a sequence of events takes place. After the firing
pin strikes the primer, what is the next event in the sequence?
Answer: The primer explodes and ignites the gunpowder
●● What must you check to make sure a bolt-action firearm is unloaded?
, Answer: Open action and magazine
●● A firearm safety:
Answer: Is a mechanical device that could fail
●● A telescopic sight (or scope):
Answer: Magnifies the target
●● Rifle, shotguns, and handguns differ mostly based on their:
Answer: Barrel and ammunition
●● Which shotgun choke has the tightest shot pattern?
Answer: Full
●● What is the final step in correctly matching ammunition to a firearm?
Answer: Match the information on the barrel to the information on the
cartridge or shotshell
●● When you know a firearm's effective killing range, you can
determine:
Answer: When a shot will give a clean kill
●● What is the first step in cleaning a firearm?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
SUCCESS KIT
●● There are four primary rules of firearm safety. What is one of these
rules?
Answer: Point the muzzle in a safe direction
●● Which of these is one of the firearm safety rules?
Answer: Point a firearm only at something you intend to shoot
●● In addition to teaching firearm and hunting safety, why is hunter
education important?
Answer: It promotes responsible hunter behavior
●● What is the best way to learn hunting-related safety skills?
Answer: From an experienced hunter
●● The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (or Pittman-Robertson
Act) pays for:
Answer: Improving wildlife habitats
,●● All modern firearms have three basic groups of parts. What are these
parts?
Answer: Action, stock, and barrel
●● The basic components of cartridges and shotshells are similar. Shot
pellets and a bullet are examples of which basic component?
Answer: Projectile
●● When selecting ammunition, you must choose the correct cartridge
or shotshell for your firearm. What else should you consider?
Answer: The species you will be hunting
●● The bullets for a rifle or handgun are commonly made out of:
Answer: Lead
●● Choose the true statement about steel shot versus lead shot.
Answer: Steel shot weighs about one-third less than lead shot
●● When a rifle fires, a sequence of events takes place. After the firing
pin strikes the primer, what is the next event in the sequence?
Answer: The primer explodes and ignites the gunpowder
●● What must you check to make sure a bolt-action firearm is unloaded?
, Answer: Open action and magazine
●● A firearm safety:
Answer: Is a mechanical device that could fail
●● A telescopic sight (or scope):
Answer: Magnifies the target
●● Rifle, shotguns, and handguns differ mostly based on their:
Answer: Barrel and ammunition
●● Which shotgun choke has the tightest shot pattern?
Answer: Full
●● What is the final step in correctly matching ammunition to a firearm?
Answer: Match the information on the barrel to the information on the
cartridge or shotshell
●● When you know a firearm's effective killing range, you can
determine:
Answer: When a shot will give a clean kill
●● What is the first step in cleaning a firearm?
