Real Exam Questions with Correct
Quiz____?
Define ACTS -
Answer✓✓
A - Assume every firearm is loaded
C - Control muzzle direction
T - Trigger finger in safe position
S - See the firearm is unloaded
Quiz____?
Define PROVE -
Answer✓✓
P - Point the firearm in a safe direction
R - Remove all ammunition
O - Observe the chamber
V - Verify the feeding path
E - Examine bore for obstructions (visually or with rod)
Quiz____?
What was the earliest form of firearm? -
Answer✓✓
Matchlock firearms (A serpentine to hold a wick, which led to a flash pan).
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, Quiz____?
What modern mechanism is similar to a wheel lock mechanism? -
Answer✓✓
Cigarette Lighter
Quiz____?
How (in the most basic terms) does a flintlock operate? -
Answer✓✓
A flint will strike down on steel to produce a spark upon the flash pan.
Quiz____?
How (in the most basic terms) does a percussion cap operate? -
Answer✓✓
A hammer strikes a percussion cap (resting on a nipple) to ignite.
Quiz____?
Describe the evolution of firearms (there are 4 types, starting from the earliest type [1400s]
to the latest type [1800s] ). -
Answer✓✓
Matchlock (1400s): 1st hand-held muzzleloader. Serpentine mechanism plunged burning wick
into flash pan. Failed in wind and rain.
Wheel lock (1600s): 2nd hand-held muzzleloader. Operates like modern cigarette lighter.
Complex and expensive mechanisms. Slow winding and springs often fail.
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, Flintlock (1600s): Same as wheel lock. Flint strikes steel to create spark. More reliable. Flints
wear out or break, springs can fail.
Percussion Cap (1800s): Small metal cap explodes when struck. Cap separates powder from
bullet.
Quiz____?
List the four advantages of cartridges over early firearms that used other methods (i.e. open
gunpowder). -
Answer✓✓
1. Easily loaded.
2. Expanding case prevented gas leakage.
3. Weatherproof.
4. Reliable.
Quiz____?
What was the role of firearms in the development of Canada? -
Answer✓✓
The furtrade required hunting, and hunting provided a good food source for bad crop years.
Quiz____?
What is the name of the similar mechanism used in both the wheel lock and flintlock? -
Answer✓✓
Flint and steel.
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Quiz____?
Define ACTS -
Answer✓✓
A - Assume every firearm is loaded
C - Control muzzle direction
T - Trigger finger in safe position
S - See the firearm is unloaded
Quiz____?
Define PROVE -
Answer✓✓
P - Point the firearm in a safe direction
R - Remove all ammunition
O - Observe the chamber
V - Verify the feeding path
E - Examine bore for obstructions (visually or with rod)
Quiz____?
What was the earliest form of firearm? -
Answer✓✓
Matchlock firearms (A serpentine to hold a wick, which led to a flash pan).
1
, Quiz____?
What modern mechanism is similar to a wheel lock mechanism? -
Answer✓✓
Cigarette Lighter
Quiz____?
How (in the most basic terms) does a flintlock operate? -
Answer✓✓
A flint will strike down on steel to produce a spark upon the flash pan.
Quiz____?
How (in the most basic terms) does a percussion cap operate? -
Answer✓✓
A hammer strikes a percussion cap (resting on a nipple) to ignite.
Quiz____?
Describe the evolution of firearms (there are 4 types, starting from the earliest type [1400s]
to the latest type [1800s] ). -
Answer✓✓
Matchlock (1400s): 1st hand-held muzzleloader. Serpentine mechanism plunged burning wick
into flash pan. Failed in wind and rain.
Wheel lock (1600s): 2nd hand-held muzzleloader. Operates like modern cigarette lighter.
Complex and expensive mechanisms. Slow winding and springs often fail.
2
, Flintlock (1600s): Same as wheel lock. Flint strikes steel to create spark. More reliable. Flints
wear out or break, springs can fail.
Percussion Cap (1800s): Small metal cap explodes when struck. Cap separates powder from
bullet.
Quiz____?
List the four advantages of cartridges over early firearms that used other methods (i.e. open
gunpowder). -
Answer✓✓
1. Easily loaded.
2. Expanding case prevented gas leakage.
3. Weatherproof.
4. Reliable.
Quiz____?
What was the role of firearms in the development of Canada? -
Answer✓✓
The furtrade required hunting, and hunting provided a good food source for bad crop years.
Quiz____?
What is the name of the similar mechanism used in both the wheel lock and flintlock? -
Answer✓✓
Flint and steel.
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