CFSC / PAL Practice Test 5

All 25 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

1. Which step helps confirm that a percussion muzzleloader is not primed to fire?

   1. Tap the stock on the ground to settle the charge
   2. Pull the trigger with the hammer at full cock to see if it fires
   3. Check that no cap is on the nipple and remove any you find
   4. Pour water down the barrel to dampen any powder

2. Is it an offence to point an unloaded firearm at another person as a joke?

   1. Only if the other person reports it to the police
   2. Yes, it is an offence whether loaded or not
   3. No, as long as the safety is on and the action is closed
   4. No, it is only an offence if the firearm is loaded

3. Which kind of powder may be used in a muzzleloader?

   1. Black powder or an approved black-powder substitute
   2. Any powder, as long as the charge is small
   3. Smokeless shotgun powder mixed with black powder
   4. Smokeless powder from modern rifle cartridges

4. When may a firearm be loaded in or on a vehicle?

   1. When it is in the box of a pickup, not the cab
   2. Only where the law allows shooting from that vehicle
   3. When the safety is on and the vehicle is stopped
   4. Whenever you are on a back road during the season

5. How often should you check both the chamber and the magazine of a firearm?

   1. Every time you handle it, for any reason
   2. Once a day while you are hunting
   3. Only when you take it out of storage
   4. Only when someone else has used it

6. What are the three major parts of a modern firearm?

   1. Barrel, action and stock
   2. Trigger, hammer and sling
   3. Stock, scope and choke
   4. Barrel, sight and magazine

7. In the firing sequence, what happens right after the firing pin strikes the primer?

   1. The primer explodes and sends a flame into the powder
   2. The powder burns before the primer is ever touched
   3. The bullet is pushed out of the case by the magazine spring
   4. The case is ejected and a new round is chambered

8. You pull the trigger and nothing happens. What should you do first?

   1. Open the action at once and remove the round
   2. Look down the barrel to see what went wrong
   3. Pull the trigger again to see if it fires
   4. Keep the muzzle pointed safely and wait 60 seconds

9. How does a rim-fire cartridge differ from a centre-fire cartridge?

   1. Its primer sits in a cup at the centre of the base
   2. It is only made for shotguns, never for rifles
   3. It uses black powder instead of smokeless powder
   4. Its priming compound sits in the rim of the case

10. Where should you look for the exact loading and unloading steps for your own firearm?

    1. On the ammunition box label
    2. In your provincial hunting summary
    3. In the firearm's owner's manual
    4. On the back of your firearms licence

11. On a shooting range, where must the muzzle always point?

    1. Toward the target frames behind you
    2. Straight up
    3. At the floor of the firing line
    4. Down range

12. How long does a firearm you have PROVEd remain safe?

    1. Until someone else loads it again
    2. Until it leaves your direct control
    3. Until the end of the shooting day
    4. For as long as the safety stays on

13. What does "anticipation" mean in the course's approach to marksmanship?

    1. Guessing where a moving target will stop
    2. Flinching just before the firearm goes off
    3. Thinking through where every shot could go before firing
    4. Pulling the trigger the very moment that game appears in view

14. A person's court firearms prohibition order has ended. What must they do before applying for a licence?

    1. Get a letter from the judge who issued it
    2. Retake and pass the firearms safety courses
    3. Wait one year, then apply with no course
    4. Show their old course certificate again

15. Why should you check your shotgun's manual before using steel shot?

    1. Steel shot always requires a full choke
    2. Steel shot needs a special primer to ignite
    3. Steel shot is not allowed anywhere in Canada
    4. Steel shot can damage some shotgun barrels

16. 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

17. Can ammunition be stored in the same locked container as a non-restricted firearm?

    1. No, ammunition must always be in another room
    2. Yes, but only if the firearm has a trigger lock
    3. Yes, if the container is securely locked
    4. No, unless the ammunition is still in its box

18. You are hunting alone from a ground blind. How should you get your firearm into the blind?

    1. Unload it and carry it in by the barrel
    2. Carry it in loaded with the safety on
    3. Pass it in first while it is still loaded, then climb in after it
    4. Unload it, place it outside, enter, then bring it in

19. How should you work the trigger of a rifle for an accurate shot?

    1. Slap it like a typewriter key
    2. Yank it quickly once the sights line up
    3. Squeeze it slowly and steadily
    4. Pull it halfway and then jerk it

20. Which action uses part of the gas from each shot to eject the case and load the next round?

    1. Bolt action
    2. Semi-automatic
    3. Pump action
    4. Hinge action

21. Except when in use, what does the law require of all firearms?

    1. That they be cased
    2. That they be unloaded
    3. That they be cleaned
    4. That they be registered

22. You run a cleaning rod and patch through the bore to check it. When might an obstruction be missed?

    1. When the rod is pushed through from the breech end first
    2. When the patch is dry instead of oiled
    3. When the patch does not fill the bore completely
    4. When the firearm has been PROVEd first

23. Why is opening the action right after a failure to fire dangerous?

    1. The firing pin may break off inside the bolt
    2. The magazine spring may push out loose rounds
    3. A delayed round can burst outside the chamber
    4. The extractor may scratch the inside of the bore and chamber

24. What risk do you take when you lower the hammer of a loaded firearm by hand?

    1. The magazine can release all its rounds at once
    2. The barrel can unscrew from the receiver
    3. The hammer can slip from your thumb and fire the round
    4. The hammer can lock in place and stop the action opening

25. 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