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