CFSC / PAL: Basic safety practices and your target

All 14 questions in this test

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1. What ammunition should you carry when you go shooting?

   1. A mix of calibres in case you need them
   2. Only the type you intend to shoot in that firearm
   3. Any shells that fit easily in the chamber
   4. Whatever ammunition is left from last season

2. When should a firearm be loaded?

   1. Only when you intend to shoot, where it is safe and legal
   2. As soon as you arrive at the shooting range parking lot
   3. Whenever you hear animals moving nearby
   4. Whenever you leave the house to go hunting

3. Why must firearms be unloaded before they go into a vehicle or boat?

   1. Ammunition goes bad in moving vehicles
   2. Loaded firearms weigh more and can tip small boats over
   3. Motion can make you stumble or drop the firearm
   4. Engines interfere with the firing pin

4. You need to cross a ditch while hunting. What is the safe way to handle your firearm?

   1. Keep it loaded but put the safety on
   2. Toss it across, then jump over
   3. Unload it before you cross the ditch
   4. Jump across holding it above your head

5. You hear brush moving and see a brown shape. What should you do?

   1. Hold your fire until you identify it positively
   2. Fire a warning shot into the air
   3. Fire low so the shot cannot go far
   4. Fire once, because deer in that area are usually brown

6. Which precaution best addresses the hazard of firearms being used by unauthorized people?

   1. Keep firearms loaded so they are ready for defence
   2. Leave the safety on when the firearm is stored
   3. Hide firearms under a bed or at the back of a closet shelf
   4. Disable or lock firearms and store ammunition separately

7. Why is it unsafe to shoot at an animal standing on the top of a hill?

   1. The animal can roll down toward you
   2. Bullets drop too fast when shot uphill
   3. You cannot see what is beyond it
   4. Hilltops are always no-hunting zones

8. Why should you never lean a loaded firearm against a tree, wall or vehicle?

   1. The barrel may bend under its own weight
   2. The sights may be knocked out of line
   3. It could fall over and discharge
   4. Moisture from the surface can rust the bore

9. A grouse sits on a large flat rock. Why is shooting it unsafe?

   1. Grouse may never lawfully be shot while sitting on the ground
   2. The bullet could ricochet off the hard surface
   3. The rock would damage the bird's meat
   4. The noise would carry too far

10. Someone offers to hand you a loaded firearm. What should you do?

    1. Take it carefully by the stock
    2. Take it and switch the safety on
    3. Take it if they say the safety is on
    4. Refuse it until it is unloaded and open

11. Why should you not use your rifle scope to look at something you cannot identify?

    1. Scopes cannot focus on close objects
    2. You would be pointing a firearm at it
    3. The scope's view is too wide to help
    4. It drains the battery in the scope

12. For how many hours a day are you responsible for the firearms and ammunition under your control?

    1. Only when they are outside your home
    2. 24 hours a day
    3. Only while you are using them
    4. Only during hunting season

13. What do secure locking devices such as trigger and cable locks do?

    1. They stop the firearm from being fired
    2. They keep the action from rusting
    3. They hold the firearm to a wall rack
    4. They limit the magazine to five rounds

14. Why must you never rely on your firearm's safety?

    1. Safeties are illegal on hunting firearms
    2. Safeties stop the action from opening
    3. Safeties only work properly when the firearm is cold and dry
    4. Safeties can wear out and a loaded firearm may still fire