Rope Rescue Ops IFSI Exam – 200+
Practice Questions and Answers
2025/2026 Edition
Section 1: Rope Construction & Strength
1. Major factors affecting rope strength include:
History, diameter, type of construction, and material
used.
2. Rope with a 20 kN T rating (old L rating) are
designed with a minimum tensile strength of:
4496 lbf.
3. Rope with a G rating of 8992 lbf has a kN rating
of:
40.
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,4. Kernmantle construction consists of a:
Continuous core of fibers.
5. Fibers that run parallel in the core of a kernmantle
rope will create a:
Static rope.
6. Laid rope can be damaged by abrasion easier
because:
100% of the ropes fibers come to the surface at some
point along its' length.
7. Braided ropes are/have:
Easy to pick bundles in soft braids.
8. Nylon rope is damaged by:
Chemicals containing acid.
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,9. Polyester rope is damaged by:
Chemicals containing a base.
10. Polyester handles shock loads:
Not as well as nylon.
11. Polypropylene rope:
Has a good chemical resistance.
12. Mildew will occur naturally in:
Natural fiber ropes.
13. Natural fiber ropes are strong and have abrasion
resistance:
False.
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, 14. Examples of natural fiber ropes include:
Cotton, sisal, manila.
15. Rope that will lose strength when wet is:
Nylon.
16. Most rope failures are caused by:
Abrasion.
17. Over a period of time as rope or accessory cord
is used, it will:
Become shorter.
18. Care should be taken when rope is under tension
not to allow a second rope under tension (a line) to
run across the stationary rope under tension. This
will cause a nylon on nylon situation that can burn
through a rope quickly:
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Practice Questions and Answers
2025/2026 Edition
Section 1: Rope Construction & Strength
1. Major factors affecting rope strength include:
History, diameter, type of construction, and material
used.
2. Rope with a 20 kN T rating (old L rating) are
designed with a minimum tensile strength of:
4496 lbf.
3. Rope with a G rating of 8992 lbf has a kN rating
of:
40.
1
,4. Kernmantle construction consists of a:
Continuous core of fibers.
5. Fibers that run parallel in the core of a kernmantle
rope will create a:
Static rope.
6. Laid rope can be damaged by abrasion easier
because:
100% of the ropes fibers come to the surface at some
point along its' length.
7. Braided ropes are/have:
Easy to pick bundles in soft braids.
8. Nylon rope is damaged by:
Chemicals containing acid.
2
,9. Polyester rope is damaged by:
Chemicals containing a base.
10. Polyester handles shock loads:
Not as well as nylon.
11. Polypropylene rope:
Has a good chemical resistance.
12. Mildew will occur naturally in:
Natural fiber ropes.
13. Natural fiber ropes are strong and have abrasion
resistance:
False.
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, 14. Examples of natural fiber ropes include:
Cotton, sisal, manila.
15. Rope that will lose strength when wet is:
Nylon.
16. Most rope failures are caused by:
Abrasion.
17. Over a period of time as rope or accessory cord
is used, it will:
Become shorter.
18. Care should be taken when rope is under tension
not to allow a second rope under tension (a line) to
run across the stationary rope under tension. This
will cause a nylon on nylon situation that can burn
through a rope quickly:
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