Hunter Safety practice test/50
Questions with Verified Solutions
Which of a following is a goal of hunter education
a. to teach hunters to limit out whenver possible
b. to improve hunters skills and knowledge
c. to promote longer hunting seasons
d. to teach hunters how to run, jump, and climb safely with a loaded gun - -b
-Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act) pays for:
a. protecting endangered species
b. operating national parks
c. Advertising environmental issues
d. restoring and improving wildlife haitats and Hunter ed - -d
-Hunters should teach other, work with landowners, and cooperate with
game wardens. There effors are part of what makes a hunter.
a. a responsible sportman
b. a method stage hunter
c. an unethical hunter
d. a conservationist - -a
-Which part of the firearm loads, fires, and edjects shells or cartridges?
a. stock
b. barrel
c. action
d. trigger - -c
-what are the basic parts of rifle ammunition?
a. case, powder, projectile and shot
b. case, powder, wad, and slug
c. case, powder, projectile, and wad
d. case, primer, powder, and projectile - -d
-What type of shotgun pellets are NOT allowed for waterfowl hunting in the
US?
a. asbestos
b. steel
c. ceramic
d. lead - -d
-bulets spin when shot ffrom a firle or handun. What causes this spinning?
a. primer
b. action
, c. rifiling
d. cartridge - -c
-To make sure a bolt-action firearm is unloaded, you must:
a. visually check he open action and magazine
b. remove the magazine
c. open the action only
d. slide fore end to the rear - -a
-which of the following is the best way to make sure you have the proper
ammunition for your firearm?
a. match the info on the firearms barrel to the info on the ammunition box.
also match the info on the case or shell to the info on the firearms barrel
before you shoot,
b. always use a caliber or gauge of the recommended size or smaller.
c. load different types of ammunition in your firearm and see which type
shoots best.
d. use whatever ammunition is handy-matching the ammunition to the
firearm is not really that important - -a
-a firearm safety:
a. can take the place of safe firearm handling
b. is a mechanical device that could fail
c. should be released as soon as you spot the game you are hunting
d. ensures that a firearm will not fire accidentally - -b
-what is the word that describes the size of a firle or handgun bore
a. gauge
b. action
c. shot charge
d. caliber - -d
-A 20-gauge shell is placed in a 12-gauge shotgun. What is the danger?
a. the shotgun will not fire
b. the shot will not fly true, causing the hunter to miss the target
c. the shell could cause a misfire
d. the shell could lodge in the barrel and cause an obstruction, which could
cause serious personal injury - -d
-What is the name for the narrowing at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel?
a. caliber
b. choke
c. bore
d. gauge - -b
-Choose the true statement about a firearms maxiumum projectile range.
Questions with Verified Solutions
Which of a following is a goal of hunter education
a. to teach hunters to limit out whenver possible
b. to improve hunters skills and knowledge
c. to promote longer hunting seasons
d. to teach hunters how to run, jump, and climb safely with a loaded gun - -b
-Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act) pays for:
a. protecting endangered species
b. operating national parks
c. Advertising environmental issues
d. restoring and improving wildlife haitats and Hunter ed - -d
-Hunters should teach other, work with landowners, and cooperate with
game wardens. There effors are part of what makes a hunter.
a. a responsible sportman
b. a method stage hunter
c. an unethical hunter
d. a conservationist - -a
-Which part of the firearm loads, fires, and edjects shells or cartridges?
a. stock
b. barrel
c. action
d. trigger - -c
-what are the basic parts of rifle ammunition?
a. case, powder, projectile and shot
b. case, powder, wad, and slug
c. case, powder, projectile, and wad
d. case, primer, powder, and projectile - -d
-What type of shotgun pellets are NOT allowed for waterfowl hunting in the
US?
a. asbestos
b. steel
c. ceramic
d. lead - -d
-bulets spin when shot ffrom a firle or handun. What causes this spinning?
a. primer
b. action
, c. rifiling
d. cartridge - -c
-To make sure a bolt-action firearm is unloaded, you must:
a. visually check he open action and magazine
b. remove the magazine
c. open the action only
d. slide fore end to the rear - -a
-which of the following is the best way to make sure you have the proper
ammunition for your firearm?
a. match the info on the firearms barrel to the info on the ammunition box.
also match the info on the case or shell to the info on the firearms barrel
before you shoot,
b. always use a caliber or gauge of the recommended size or smaller.
c. load different types of ammunition in your firearm and see which type
shoots best.
d. use whatever ammunition is handy-matching the ammunition to the
firearm is not really that important - -a
-a firearm safety:
a. can take the place of safe firearm handling
b. is a mechanical device that could fail
c. should be released as soon as you spot the game you are hunting
d. ensures that a firearm will not fire accidentally - -b
-what is the word that describes the size of a firle or handgun bore
a. gauge
b. action
c. shot charge
d. caliber - -d
-A 20-gauge shell is placed in a 12-gauge shotgun. What is the danger?
a. the shotgun will not fire
b. the shot will not fly true, causing the hunter to miss the target
c. the shell could cause a misfire
d. the shell could lodge in the barrel and cause an obstruction, which could
cause serious personal injury - -d
-What is the name for the narrowing at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel?
a. caliber
b. choke
c. bore
d. gauge - -b
-Choose the true statement about a firearms maxiumum projectile range.
