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How to tie essential survival knots - Test
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  • 1. What is the bowline knot primarily used for?
A) Making a rope shorter
B) Joining two ropes of different sizes
C) Creating a fixed loop
D) Securing a load to a truck bed
  • 2. What knot is also known as a reef knot?
A) Clove hitch
B) Square knot
C) Figure eight knot
D) Bowline
  • 3. What is the primary use of a clove hitch?
A) Creating a strong bend in a rope
B) Joining two slippery ropes
C) Attaching a rope to a pole or ring
D) Making a rope adjustable in length
  • 4. Which knot is known for its strength and is often used in climbing?
A) Water knot
B) Sheet bend
C) Overhand knot
D) Figure eight knot
  • 5. What knot is useful for tensioning a rope, like on a tent guyline?
A) Fisherman's knot
B) Bowline
C) Clove hitch
D) Taut-line hitch
  • 6. Which knot is used to join two ropes of different diameters?
A) Square knot
B) Sheet bend
C) Bowline
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) Fisherman's knot
C) Clove hitch
D) Bowline
  • 9. What is a common use for the square knot?
A) Tying packages
B) Rescuing someone from water
C) Climbing
D) Securing a boat to a dock
  • 10. Which knot is known for jamming easily under heavy load?
A) Taut-line hitch
B) Bowline
C) Clove hitch
D) Figure eight knot
  • 11. What type of knot is a figure eight knot considered?
A) Loop knot
B) Stopper knot
C) Slipping knot
D) Binding knot
  • 12. What is the crucial difference between a square knot and a granny knot?
A) The way the second overhand knot is tied
B) Whether it is tied in a counter-clockwise direction
C) The number of twists in the rope
D) The size of the rope used
  • 13. Which knot is commonly used to tie two ends of webbing together?
A) Bowline
B) Sheet bend
C) Water knot
D) Clove hitch
  • 14. Why is it important to 'dress' a knot?
A) To prevent the rope from fraying
B) To tighten and align the strands for maximum strength
C) To make the knot easier to untie
D) To make the knot look aesthetically pleasing
  • 15. Which knot is especially useful when tying two ropes that are wet?
A) Square knot
B) Clove hitch
C) Fisherman's knot
D) Bowline
  • 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 make the rope more prone to tangling
C) It can fuse two ropes together permanently
D) It can slip under load
  • 17. Which knot can be used to shorten a rope without cutting it?
A) Bowline
B) Square knot
C) Sheepshank
D) Clove hitch
  • 18. What is a 'bight' in knot tying terminology?
A) The end of a rope that is frayed
B) A loop formed by bending the rope back on itself, keeping the sides parallel
C) A special tool used to tighten knots
D) A knot that is tied incorrectly
  • 19. When would you use a double fisherman's knot?
A) To create a quick-release knot.
B) To tie a rope to a pole.
C) To form a loop that will not tighten.
D) To securely join two ropes, especially slippery materials.
  • 20. What is the main advantage of the figure-eight follow-through knot?
A) It's very easy to untie.
B) It's strong and easily inspected for correct tying.
C) It uses very little rope.
D) It's ideal for joining ropes of different diameters.
  • 21. Which of the following is NOT a typical use of a bowline?
A) Rescuing someone from water
B) Joining two ropes together
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's harder to untie
B) It's more difficult to tie
C) It is more likely to slip and come undone
D) It weakens the rope significantly
  • 23. Which of these knots is specifically designed to slide along another rope?
A) Clove hitch
B) Square knot
C) Bowline
D) Prusik knot
  • 24. What makes the Taut-line hitch a good choice for tent guylines?
A) It's very compact
B) It's the strongest knot
C) It's easily adjustable
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) Bowline
D) None of the above
  • 26. What is the definition of 'standing part' of a rope?
A) The part of the rope used to tie the knot.
B) The middle section of the rope.
C) The very end of the rope.
D) The inactive part of the rope, away from the knot.
  • 27. When would you use a timber hitch?
A) To attach a rope to a climbing harness
B) To haul logs or timbers
C) To make a buttonhole
D) To tie your shoelaces
  • 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) Adjustable Grip Hitch
D) Overhand knot
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