HUNTER ED FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which type of firearm sight is simple, inexpensive, and standard on most handguns?
- ✔✔Open
✔✔Rifles, shotguns, and handguns differ mostly based on their: - ✔✔Barrels and
ammunition
✔✔Shotguns are classified by: - ✔✔Gauge
✔✔Which of the following is the best way to make sure you have the proper ammunition
for your firearm? - ✔✔match the information on the firearm's barrel to the information on
the cartridge or shotshell before you shoot
✔✔when you know a firearm's effective killing range, you can determine: - ✔✔when a
shot will give a clean kill
✔✔What is the first step in cleaning a firearm? - ✔✔Point the muzzle in a safe direction
✔✔Which of the following would be a good spot to store firearm? - ✔✔A cool, clean,
and dry location
✔✔what is good marksmanship? - ✔✔hitting the target accurately and consistently
✔✔What should be true about any firearm you choose to use for hunting - ✔✔Has
enough power to kill the game quickly and effectively
✔✔What is sight picture? - ✔✔what you see when a firearm's sights are aligned
correctly with the target
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - ✔✔determine problems with firing technique
✔✔There are four standard rifle-firing positions. Which position is best for learning the
fundamentals of shooting. - ✔✔prone
✔✔which shotgun choke is the most open? - ✔✔cylinder (unchoked)
✔✔When patterning a shotgun, what is a sufficient percentage of pellets within a 30-
inch circle? - ✔✔at least 55% of the load, with even distribution
✔✔What is the correct way to shoulder a shotgun? - ✔✔Bring the stock all the way up
to your cheek and then back to your shoulder.
, ✔✔When firing a handgun, how far should you hold it from your body? - ✔✔At arms
length
✔✔What parts of your body should have protection whenever you shoot any firearm? -
✔✔Ears and eyes
✔✔A hunter is planning a strategy for identifying and tracking quarry. To develop an
effective strategy, this hunter needs to understand the animal's: - ✔✔characteristics
✔✔To take game and minimize its suffering, you must know the ______ of the animal
you are hunting. - ✔✔anatomy
✔✔A bowhunter's quarry is antelope, deer, black bear, or other big game of similar size
or smaller. Which shot offers a good chance for a clean kill? - ✔✔Quartering away
✔✔What is the first responsibility of the hunter once an animal has been shot? -
✔✔Search for the animal
✔✔Three factors contribute to spoiled meat after game is harvested. One of these
factors is: - ✔✔Heat
✔✔You remove a firearm from its storage location in your home. How should you
handle the firearm? - ✔✔Immediately point the muzzle in a safe direction.
✔✔There are four main causes of hunting incidents. Which cause is most likely to lead
to accidental discharges and stray shots? - ✔✔lack of control and practice
✔✔There are several ways to carry a firearm. Which technique should you use when
you at need to fire quickly? - ✔✔Two-handed or ready carry
✔✔Three hunters are walking single file. Which of the following would be safe? -
✔✔The hunter in front uses elbow carry
✔✔You are carrying a firearm. Before crossing a fence, the first thing you should do is: -
✔✔Unload the firearm
✔✔You stumble in the field. The barrel of your firearm dips into the ground. You follow
the steps to check for an obstruction in the firearm. After pointing the muzzle in a safe
direction, what is the next step? - ✔✔unload the firearm
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which type of firearm sight is simple, inexpensive, and standard on most handguns?
- ✔✔Open
✔✔Rifles, shotguns, and handguns differ mostly based on their: - ✔✔Barrels and
ammunition
✔✔Shotguns are classified by: - ✔✔Gauge
✔✔Which of the following is the best way to make sure you have the proper ammunition
for your firearm? - ✔✔match the information on the firearm's barrel to the information on
the cartridge or shotshell before you shoot
✔✔when you know a firearm's effective killing range, you can determine: - ✔✔when a
shot will give a clean kill
✔✔What is the first step in cleaning a firearm? - ✔✔Point the muzzle in a safe direction
✔✔Which of the following would be a good spot to store firearm? - ✔✔A cool, clean,
and dry location
✔✔what is good marksmanship? - ✔✔hitting the target accurately and consistently
✔✔What should be true about any firearm you choose to use for hunting - ✔✔Has
enough power to kill the game quickly and effectively
✔✔What is sight picture? - ✔✔what you see when a firearm's sights are aligned
correctly with the target
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - ✔✔determine problems with firing technique
✔✔There are four standard rifle-firing positions. Which position is best for learning the
fundamentals of shooting. - ✔✔prone
✔✔which shotgun choke is the most open? - ✔✔cylinder (unchoked)
✔✔When patterning a shotgun, what is a sufficient percentage of pellets within a 30-
inch circle? - ✔✔at least 55% of the load, with even distribution
✔✔What is the correct way to shoulder a shotgun? - ✔✔Bring the stock all the way up
to your cheek and then back to your shoulder.
, ✔✔When firing a handgun, how far should you hold it from your body? - ✔✔At arms
length
✔✔What parts of your body should have protection whenever you shoot any firearm? -
✔✔Ears and eyes
✔✔A hunter is planning a strategy for identifying and tracking quarry. To develop an
effective strategy, this hunter needs to understand the animal's: - ✔✔characteristics
✔✔To take game and minimize its suffering, you must know the ______ of the animal
you are hunting. - ✔✔anatomy
✔✔A bowhunter's quarry is antelope, deer, black bear, or other big game of similar size
or smaller. Which shot offers a good chance for a clean kill? - ✔✔Quartering away
✔✔What is the first responsibility of the hunter once an animal has been shot? -
✔✔Search for the animal
✔✔Three factors contribute to spoiled meat after game is harvested. One of these
factors is: - ✔✔Heat
✔✔You remove a firearm from its storage location in your home. How should you
handle the firearm? - ✔✔Immediately point the muzzle in a safe direction.
✔✔There are four main causes of hunting incidents. Which cause is most likely to lead
to accidental discharges and stray shots? - ✔✔lack of control and practice
✔✔There are several ways to carry a firearm. Which technique should you use when
you at need to fire quickly? - ✔✔Two-handed or ready carry
✔✔Three hunters are walking single file. Which of the following would be safe? -
✔✔The hunter in front uses elbow carry
✔✔You are carrying a firearm. Before crossing a fence, the first thing you should do is: -
✔✔Unload the firearm
✔✔You stumble in the field. The barrel of your firearm dips into the ground. You follow
the steps to check for an obstruction in the firearm. After pointing the muzzle in a safe
direction, what is the next step? - ✔✔unload the firearm
