How to tie essential survival knots
  • 1. What is the bowline knot primarily used for?
A) Joining two ropes of different sizes
B) Making a rope shorter
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) Figure eight knot
C) Square knot
D) Bowline
  • 3. What is the primary use of a clove hitch?
A) Joining two slippery ropes
B) Attaching a rope to a pole or ring
C) Making a rope adjustable in length
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) Water knot
C) Figure eight knot
D) Overhand knot
  • 5. What knot is useful for tensioning a rope, like on a tent guyline?
A) Clove hitch
B) Taut-line hitch
C) Fisherman's knot
D) Bowline
  • 6. Which knot is used to join two ropes of different diameters?
A) Bowline
B) Sheet bend
C) Clove hitch
D) Square knot
  • 7. What is the most basic knot, often used as a stopper?
A) Square knot
B) Bowline
C) Taut-line hitch
D) Overhand knot
  • 8. Which knot is used to create a loop that will not tighten under load?
A) Clove hitch
B) Square knot
C) Bowline
D) Fisherman's knot
  • 9. What is a common use for the square knot?
A) Climbing
B) Rescuing someone from water
C) Securing a boat to a dock
D) Tying packages
  • 10. Which knot is known for jamming easily under heavy load?
A) Bowline
B) Clove hitch
C) Taut-line hitch
D) Figure eight knot
  • 11. What type of knot is a figure eight knot considered?
A) Loop knot
B) Binding knot
C) Slipping knot
D) Stopper knot
  • 12. What is the crucial difference between a square knot and a granny knot?
A) The size of the rope used
B) The way the second overhand knot is tied
C) Whether it is tied in a counter-clockwise direction
D) The number of twists in the rope
  • 13. Which knot is commonly used to tie two ends of webbing together?
A) Bowline
B) Clove hitch
C) Sheet bend
D) Water knot
  • 14. Why is it important to 'dress' a knot?
A) To make the knot look aesthetically pleasing
B) To prevent the rope from fraying
C) To tighten and align the strands for maximum strength
D) To make the knot easier to untie
  • 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 cause the rope to fray prematurely
C) It can slip under load
D) It can fuse two ropes together permanently
  • 17. Which knot can be used to shorten a rope without cutting it?
A) Clove hitch
B) Square knot
C) Bowline
D) Sheepshank
  • 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 knot that is tied incorrectly
D) A special tool used to tighten knots
  • 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 tie a rope to a pole.
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 ideal for joining ropes of different diameters.
B) It's strong and easily inspected for correct tying.
C) It uses very little rope.
D) It's very easy to untie.
  • 21. Which of the following is NOT a typical use of a bowline?
A) Mooring a boat
B) Joining two ropes together
C) Rescuing someone from water
D) Securing a hammock
  • 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's more difficult to tie
C) It weakens the rope significantly
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 requires no practice to tie correctly
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) None of the above
B) Bowline
C) Clove hitch
D) Square knot
  • 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 inactive part of the rope, away from the knot.
D) The very end of the rope.
  • 27. When would you use a timber hitch?
A) To tie your shoelaces
B) To haul logs or timbers
C) To attach a rope to a climbing harness
D) To make a buttonhole
  • 28. Which knot is suitable for creating a loop at the end of a rope if the loop needs to be adjustable?
A) Figure eight loop
B) Bowline
C) Adjustable Grip Hitch
D) Overhand knot
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