How to tie essential survival knots - Test
  • 1. What is the bowline knot primarily used for?
A) Securing a load to a truck bed
B) Creating a fixed loop
C) Making a rope shorter
D) Joining two ropes of different sizes
  • 2. What knot is also known as a reef knot?
A) Clove hitch
B) Square knot
C) Bowline
D) Figure eight knot
  • 3. What is the primary use of a clove hitch?
A) Joining two slippery ropes
B) Creating a strong bend in a rope
C) Making a rope adjustable in length
D) Attaching a rope to a pole or ring
  • 4. Which knot is known for its strength and is often used in climbing?
A) Sheet bend
B) Overhand knot
C) Figure eight knot
D) Water knot
  • 5. What knot is useful for tensioning a rope, like on a tent guyline?
A) Bowline
B) Fisherman's knot
C) Taut-line hitch
D) Clove hitch
  • 6. Which knot is used to join two ropes of different diameters?
A) Bowline
B) Square knot
C) Sheet bend
D) Clove hitch
  • 7. What is the most basic knot, often used as a stopper?
A) Bowline
B) Overhand knot
C) Taut-line hitch
D) Square knot
  • 8. Which knot is used to create a loop that will not tighten under load?
A) Fisherman's knot
B) Square knot
C) Clove hitch
D) Bowline
  • 9. What is a common use for the square knot?
A) Securing a boat to a dock
B) Tying packages
C) Climbing
D) Rescuing someone from water
  • 10. Which knot is known for jamming easily under heavy load?
A) Bowline
B) Clove hitch
C) Figure eight knot
D) Taut-line hitch
  • 11. What type of knot is a figure eight knot considered?
A) Binding knot
B) Loop knot
C) Stopper knot
D) Slipping knot
  • 12. What is the crucial difference between a square knot and a granny knot?
A) Whether it is tied in a counter-clockwise direction
B) The number of twists in the rope
C) The way the second overhand knot is tied
D) The size of the rope used
  • 13. Which knot is commonly used to tie two ends of webbing together?
A) Water knot
B) Clove hitch
C) Sheet bend
D) Bowline
  • 14. Why is it important to 'dress' a knot?
A) To make the knot look aesthetically pleasing
B) To tighten and align the strands for maximum strength
C) To prevent the rope from fraying
D) To make the knot easier to untie
  • 15. Which knot is especially useful when tying two ropes that are wet?
A) Square knot
B) Bowline
C) Fisherman's knot
D) Clove hitch
  • 16. What could be the dangerous consequence of improperly tying a square knot?
A) It can cause the rope to fray prematurely
B) It can slip under load
C) It can make the rope more prone to tangling
D) It can fuse two ropes together permanently
  • 17. Which knot can be used to shorten a rope without cutting it?
A) Sheepshank
B) Clove hitch
C) Bowline
D) Square knot
  • 18. What is a 'bight' in knot tying terminology?
A) A special tool used to tighten knots
B) The end of a rope that is frayed
C) A loop formed by bending the rope back on itself, keeping the sides parallel
D) A knot that is tied incorrectly
  • 19. When would you use a double fisherman's knot?
A) To tie a rope to a pole.
B) To form a loop that will not tighten.
C) To securely join two ropes, especially slippery materials.
D) To create a quick-release knot.
  • 20. What is the main advantage of the figure-eight follow-through knot?
A) It's very easy to untie.
B) It uses very little rope.
C) It's strong and easily inspected for correct tying.
D) It's ideal for joining ropes of different diameters.
  • 21. Which of the following is NOT a typical use of a bowline?
A) Securing a hammock
B) Rescuing someone from water
C) Mooring a boat
D) Joining two ropes together
  • 22. What is the primary risk associated with using a granny knot instead of a square knot?
A) It weakens the rope significantly
B) It is more likely to slip and come undone
C) It's harder to untie
D) It's more difficult to tie
  • 23. Which of these knots is specifically designed to slide along another rope?
A) Square knot
B) Bowline
C) Clove hitch
D) Prusik knot
  • 24. What makes the Taut-line hitch a good choice for tent guylines?
A) It's easily adjustable
B) It requires no practice to tie correctly
C) It's the strongest knot
D) It's very compact
  • 25. Which knot should NOT be used if the rope could get wet?
A) None of the above
B) Bowline
C) Square knot
D) Clove hitch
  • 26. What is the definition of 'standing part' of a rope?
A) The part of the rope used to tie the knot.
B) The inactive part of the rope, away from the knot.
C) The very end of the rope.
D) The middle section of the rope.
  • 27. When would you use a timber hitch?
A) To tie your shoelaces
B) To attach a rope to a climbing harness
C) To make a buttonhole
D) To haul logs or timbers
  • 28. Which knot is suitable for creating a loop at the end of a rope if the loop needs to be adjustable?
A) Bowline
B) Adjustable Grip Hitch
C) Figure eight loop
D) Overhand knot
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