UA RIGGING FINAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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1. A ___ hitch is used for attaching the end of a rope to an object for a right-
angle pull, as in the case of guy lines. - ANSWER ✔ clove
2. A ___ will not slip or draw tight under heavy loads. - ANSWER ✔ double
sheet bend
3. A ___ is used to attach a hook such as a tackle block at any point on a rope
between its ends. - ANSWER ✔ catspaw knot
4. A ___ hitch is used to hold a load or to lower a heavy load slowly. -
ANSWER ✔ snubbing
5. The total length of rope needed for making a ___ hitch equals two barrel
lengths, plus one circumference, plus four diameters. - ANSWER ✔ barrel
6. Improved plow steel (IPS) has an average tensile strength of ___ pounds per
square inch. - ANSWER ✔ 240,000
7. Chains used for lifting, rigging, or hoisting (grade) - ANSWER ✔ Grade 80
Alloy Chain
8. What sling is most commonly used for setting pulls (material) - ANSWER
✔ Chain slings
9. C - ANSWER ✔ Chain as Choker
, O- ANSWER ✔ Oblong Master
P - ANSWER ✔ Pair Shaped master
CO or CP - ANSWER ✔ Chain Sling types for setting poles
10.When wire rope has a natural finish, it is referred to as ___ finish. -
ANSWER ✔ bright
11.Any number of strands may be laid around a core; by far the greatest number
of wire ropes made have ___ strands wound around a core. - ANSWER ✔
six
12.The ___ classification usually has seven wires per strand and is referred to as
coarse laid rope. - ANSWER ✔ 6 x 7
13.A rope is said to be ___ lay rope if the wires in the strands are wound in the
same direction as the strands are wound around the core. - ANSWER ✔ lang
14.The ___ construction strand has the same number of outer and inner wires. -
ANSWER ✔ seale
15.Wire rope is designated by the ___. - ANSWER ✔ diameter at its widest
point
16.___ wraps of the seizing wire around a wire rope are recommended for
seizing. - ANSWER ✔ 8
17.Discard a fitting if the hook opening has increased by ___ percent from new.
- ANSWER ✔ 10
18.Wear on any individual wire must not exceed ___ of the original wire
diameter. - ANSWER ✔ one-third
19.Sharp edges and corners must be __________ prior to using synthetic slings
- ANSWER ✔ Padded
, 20.___________________ is very damaging to synthetic slings - ANSWER ✔
Ultraviolet light
21.Before discarding a synthetic sling you should - ANSWER ✔ Cut it to
prevent use
22.Wire rope slings are popular due to - ANSWER ✔ Lifting heavy loads (large
poles or towers, large voltage regulators, large pad-mounted transformers,
most substation equipment)
23.Most common wire rope sling - ANSWER ✔ Strand-laid leg, eye-to-eye
24.How are eyes to wire rope slings spliced - ANSWER ✔ Hand or machine
25.IWRC - ANSWER ✔ Independent Wire Rope Core
26.FC - ANSWER ✔ Fiber Core
27.EIP - ANSWER ✔ Extra Improved Plow
28.Before discarding a wire rope sling you should - ANSWER ✔ Cut it to
prevent use
29.Care and use of Wire Rope Slings (look for) - ANSWER ✔ Broken strands,
excessive deformation, reduction in diameter, rust, integrity of end fitting
30.When a wire rope sling is not in use - ANSWER ✔ Clean, lightly oiled,
stored in dry area
31.What are chains most commonly used for - ANSWER ✔ Securing loads,
rigging and attachment points, lifting and moving poles/equipment
32.Required in order to use a chain on public highways - ANSWER ✔ Proof-
Test Rating on each link
33.Most common wear associated with chains - ANSWER ✔ Stretching and
wear at the end of each link where they connect
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS!! <LATEST VERSION>
1. A ___ hitch is used for attaching the end of a rope to an object for a right-
angle pull, as in the case of guy lines. - ANSWER ✔ clove
2. A ___ will not slip or draw tight under heavy loads. - ANSWER ✔ double
sheet bend
3. A ___ is used to attach a hook such as a tackle block at any point on a rope
between its ends. - ANSWER ✔ catspaw knot
4. A ___ hitch is used to hold a load or to lower a heavy load slowly. -
ANSWER ✔ snubbing
5. The total length of rope needed for making a ___ hitch equals two barrel
lengths, plus one circumference, plus four diameters. - ANSWER ✔ barrel
6. Improved plow steel (IPS) has an average tensile strength of ___ pounds per
square inch. - ANSWER ✔ 240,000
7. Chains used for lifting, rigging, or hoisting (grade) - ANSWER ✔ Grade 80
Alloy Chain
8. What sling is most commonly used for setting pulls (material) - ANSWER
✔ Chain slings
9. C - ANSWER ✔ Chain as Choker
, O- ANSWER ✔ Oblong Master
P - ANSWER ✔ Pair Shaped master
CO or CP - ANSWER ✔ Chain Sling types for setting poles
10.When wire rope has a natural finish, it is referred to as ___ finish. -
ANSWER ✔ bright
11.Any number of strands may be laid around a core; by far the greatest number
of wire ropes made have ___ strands wound around a core. - ANSWER ✔
six
12.The ___ classification usually has seven wires per strand and is referred to as
coarse laid rope. - ANSWER ✔ 6 x 7
13.A rope is said to be ___ lay rope if the wires in the strands are wound in the
same direction as the strands are wound around the core. - ANSWER ✔ lang
14.The ___ construction strand has the same number of outer and inner wires. -
ANSWER ✔ seale
15.Wire rope is designated by the ___. - ANSWER ✔ diameter at its widest
point
16.___ wraps of the seizing wire around a wire rope are recommended for
seizing. - ANSWER ✔ 8
17.Discard a fitting if the hook opening has increased by ___ percent from new.
- ANSWER ✔ 10
18.Wear on any individual wire must not exceed ___ of the original wire
diameter. - ANSWER ✔ one-third
19.Sharp edges and corners must be __________ prior to using synthetic slings
- ANSWER ✔ Padded
, 20.___________________ is very damaging to synthetic slings - ANSWER ✔
Ultraviolet light
21.Before discarding a synthetic sling you should - ANSWER ✔ Cut it to
prevent use
22.Wire rope slings are popular due to - ANSWER ✔ Lifting heavy loads (large
poles or towers, large voltage regulators, large pad-mounted transformers,
most substation equipment)
23.Most common wire rope sling - ANSWER ✔ Strand-laid leg, eye-to-eye
24.How are eyes to wire rope slings spliced - ANSWER ✔ Hand or machine
25.IWRC - ANSWER ✔ Independent Wire Rope Core
26.FC - ANSWER ✔ Fiber Core
27.EIP - ANSWER ✔ Extra Improved Plow
28.Before discarding a wire rope sling you should - ANSWER ✔ Cut it to
prevent use
29.Care and use of Wire Rope Slings (look for) - ANSWER ✔ Broken strands,
excessive deformation, reduction in diameter, rust, integrity of end fitting
30.When a wire rope sling is not in use - ANSWER ✔ Clean, lightly oiled,
stored in dry area
31.What are chains most commonly used for - ANSWER ✔ Securing loads,
rigging and attachment points, lifting and moving poles/equipment
32.Required in order to use a chain on public highways - ANSWER ✔ Proof-
Test Rating on each link
33.Most common wear associated with chains - ANSWER ✔ Stretching and
wear at the end of each link where they connect
