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1.  The designated Range Safety Officer is:

a.  The first person to shoot at the range unless otherwise designated
b.  The shooter with the least experience
c.  None of the above

2.  The Range Safety Officer is responsible for:

a.  Maintaining a safe shooting environment for the shooters
b.  Designating the range “hot” and “cold”
c.   Requesting assistance of the Great Guns’ staff if there is a problem
d.  All of the above

3.  Shooting is to be done only:

a.  During Great Guns’ open hours of operation
b.  When the range is declared “hot”
c.  Once everyone at the range understands the rules and shooting safety.
d.  All of the above

4.  Shooters should attempt to shoot and set their targets:

a.  Higher than horizontal
b.  Lower than horizontal
c.  As horizontal as possible
d.  Not important so long as you’re shooting down range

5.  A “hot range” means:

a.  Shooting is allowed downrange
b.  Shooting is not allowed downrange
c.  The temperature is warm outside at the range
d.  All of the above

6.  What are the procedures for a “Cease Fire”?

a.  Stop shooting and unload your gun
b.  Set your gun on the shooting bench  with the action open
c.  Relay the cease fire command
d.  Step away from the shooting bench
e.  All of the above

7.  Which is not a general NRA gun safety rule?

a.       ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
b.      ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot
c.       ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use
d.      SOMETIMES point the gun in an unsafe direction

8.       Which rules are NRA usage and handling rules for a gun?

a.  Know your target and what is beyond.
b.  Be sure the gun is safe to operate.
c.  Know how to use the gun safely.
d.  Use only the correct ammunition for your gun.
e.  Wear eye and ear protection.
f.  NEVER use alcohol or drugs before or while shooting.
g.  Store guns so they are NOT accessible to unauthorized persons.
h.  Be aware that certain types of guns and many shooting activities require additional safety precautions.
i.  All of the above

9.   A “cold range” means:

a.  No shooting is allowed on the range
b.  There may be people downrange
c.  Shooters may not approach the shooting benches
d.  A Great Guns Employee must approve shooting to commence if the person cannot be found who made the range cold
e.  All of the above 

10.   Target standards (frames) should be __________ after use:

a.  Left downrange
b.  Stripped of paper targets and returned to the stack in the shelter
c.  Taken home
d.  Broken

11.   Spent cartridges should be:

a.  Left on the range
b.  Thrown away or taken home for reloading
c.  Moved so that no one will slip on them
d.  None of the above

12.   Pistol and small bore ranges are approved for the following:

a.  Pistol, shotgun, and rimfire rifles
b.  All guns
c.  Only high power rifle rounds
d.  Only shotgun rounds

13.   High Power ranges are approved for the following:

a.  Any rifle, pistol, or shotgun with a bullet size no greater than .50”
b.  No guns
c.  Cannons
d.  None of the above

14.   Proper eye and ear protection must be worn:

a.  Never
b.  Whenever you are inside the clubhouse
c.  Whenever the range is “hot” by all people at or near the range
d.  None of the above

15.   The targets approved for shooting on the ranges are:

a.  Bottles
b.  Anything
d.   Paper targets affixed to the target standard (frame)

16.   In order to shoot at the Action range you must

a.  Have approval from Great Guns
b.  Move as closely as possible to the back berm for your discipline
c.  Practice safe shooting practices
d.  Leave the range as you found it
e.  All of the above

17.   Parking is to be done:

a.  On the road
b.  Next to the road, but not down the grade to the range
c.  Down the grade right next to the shelter
d.  downrange

Shotgun Ranges

18.   On the five stand, skeet, sporting clays, and doubles trap ranges, only _____ shells are allowed in your gun at one time.

a.  1
b.  2
c.  3
d.  4

19.   On the singles trap ranges, only _____ shells are allowed in your gun at one time:

a.  1
b.  2
c.  3
d.  4

20.   You should never load your gun until:

a.  Your gun is on the premises
b.  You are at the shooting station, ready to shoot, and your gun is pointed downrange
c.  You are in the clubhouse
d.  Never

21.   When carrying your gun the action should be:

a.  Open, so that everyone knows that it is unloaded
b.  Closed, so that no one knows that it is unloaded
c.  Loaded
d.  None of the above

22.   Allowable shot size is:

a.  7.5 to 9
b.  BB
c.  2 to 12
d.  Nothing smaller than Buck Shot

23.   If a clay target machine is broken, you should not:

a.  Try to fix it regardless of the danger
b.  Notify a range employee
c.  Move to the next station and come back when it is fixed

24.   Alcohol is:

a.  Not to be consumed before shooting
b.  Not allowed on the range
c.  Dangerous when mixed with shooting
d.  All of the above

Upland Hunting

25.   If checked by a game warden, what proves that you have permission to hunt on the preserve:

a.  Your word
b.  A receipt dated the day of your hunt
c.  Your buddy’s word

26.   What birds can be shot during your hunt?

a.  Any birds that were purchased and are on your receipt
b.  Rooster pheasants
c.  Hen pheasants
d.  Chukar
e.  Eagles

27.   Hunters may:

a.  Roam onto adjacent properties hunting
b.  Disregard Hunter’s Safety program criteria
c.  Shoot hen pheasants that were paid for and released
d.  Drink alcohol before or during the hunt

28.   Hunters may NOT use the following weapons for hunting:

a.  12 gauge shotgun
b.  .410 shotgun
c.  Falconry
d.  Rifles and pistols

29.   Hunters should do the following with their killed game:

a.  Leave them in the field
b.  Clean them and litter the waste in the field
c.  Clean them and properly dispose of the waste
d.  None of the above

Archery

30.   Bows should:

a.  Only be drawn pointed down range
b.  Only be used with target tipped arrows
c.  Be inspected before use to ensure proper working order
d.  All of the above