"Outdoor Skills" Quiz
Your score on this quiz shows you how well you understand this part of the course. If you miss a question, look up the answer and try it again. When you complete the hands-on portion of this course, you must take and pass a written exam, in-person. The questions will be DIFFERENT, but they will ask you about the lessons covered here. Also, you may be required to print the quizzes for your instructor. Please check with your instructor before you take the quiz to see if you need to print your answers and bring them to class.
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1. What is the number one cause of outdoor injuries?
    accidental shooting
    drownings
    injuries from wildlife
    falls and slides

2. Carrying game and walking on steep terrain requires hunters to be physically fit.
    True
    False

3. To treat a hypothermia victim when outdoors:
    move the person around.
    vigorously rub the skin.
    give the person an alcoholic beverage.
    wrap the person in dry clothing or a blanket.

4. In survival, the rule of three means that you can survive:
    3 minutes without oxygen, 3 hours without warmth, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food.
    3 minutes without water, 3 hours without warmth, 3 days without oxygen, 3 weeks without food.
    3 minutes without warmth, 3 hours without oxygen, 3 days without food, 3 weeks without water.

5. When hunting ducks from a boat you should:
    always stand to shoot.
    make sure you have enough shells.
    wear blaze orange.
    always wear your Personal Flotation Device or "PFD" (life jacket).

6. To increase your level of physical fitness, you have to exercise 5 times each week and in constant 30-minute intervals.
    True
    False

7. If you want to signal for help while in the woods the best way is to:
    start yelling and running.
    use three blasts of a whistle or three shots after dark.
    shoot three arrows in the air.

8. Headgear is an important part of outdoor dress because it:
    prevents rapid loss of body heat during cold weather.
    protects the neck and ears from sunburn.
    helps protect head and eyes from branches and sticks.
    All of the above are correct.

9. If you encounter a mountain lion or bear in the wild, you should turn your back and run away.
    True
    False

10. Every hunter should carry ___________ when going into the forest for a day:
    extra food
    an extra firearm
    a survival kit
    a cellular phone

         

Printing Tips: A separate page will pop up with your score for this quiz. Print your score page. If you have problems seeing the score page, you may print this page and complete by hand. If you have trouble printing the score page, you may copy and paste your score into a word processing program and print from there.