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