AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
What is the front of the vessel called?
A) Stern
B) Starboard
C) Port
D) Hull
E) Bow
Correct Answer: E) Bow
Rationale: Bow is defined as the "Front of the vessel."
Question 2
What is the rear of the vessel called?
A) Bow
B) Starboard
C) Port
D) Hull
E) Stern
Correct Answer: E) Stern
Rationale: Stern is defined as the "Rear of the vessel."
Question 3
Which side of the vessel is the right side?
A) Port
B) Bow
,C) Stern
D) Hull
E) Starboard
Correct Answer: E) Starboard
Rationale: Starboard is defined as the "Right side of the vessel."
Question 4
Which side of the vessel is the left side?
A) Starboard
B) Bow
C) Stern
D) Hull
E) Port
Correct Answer: E) Port
Rationale: Port is defined as the "Left side of the vessel."
Question 5
What is the body of the vessel called?
A) Keel
B) Gunwale
C) Transom
D) Propeller
E) Hull
Correct Answer: E) Hull
Rationale: Hull is defined as the "Body of the vessel."
, Question 6
What is the upper edge of a vessel's side?
A) Hull
B) Keel
C) Transom
D) Cleat
E) Gunwale
Correct Answer: E) Gunwale
Rationale: Gunwale is defined as the "Upper edge of vessel's side."
Question 7
What is a metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened?
A) Hull
B) Keel
C) Transom
D) Gunwale
E) Cleat
Correct Answer: E) Cleat
Rationale: Cleat is defined as a "Metal fitting on which a rope can be
fastened."
Question 8
What rotates and powers a boat forward or backward?
A) Rudder
B) Tiller