38. The main value of the becket bend is that it
can be used to bend together two lines of
different sizes.
1. True
2. False
39. If there is a great strain on a line, what type of
bend should be used?
1. Becket bend
2. Double becket bend
3. Bowline
4. Double bowline
40. What type of hitch will hold as long as there’s
a strain on it?
1. Two half hitches
2. Two underhanded loops
3. Round and turn and two half hitches
4. Clove hitch
41. Which of the following actions would you
perform to “coil down” a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the
bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full
42. Which of the following actions would you
take to “flemish down” a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the
bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full
43. When making an eye splice, you should unlay
what number of line strands?
1. 2 to 4
2. 4 to 6
3. 6 to 8
4. 8 to 10
44. Which of the following procedures is used to
prevent the strands of synthetic line from
frazzling after a splice has been made?
1. They are whipped
2. They are melted together
3. They are cut off even with the standing
part
4. Each of the above
45. Which of the following is the purpose of using
a short splice?
1. To temporarily join two lines together
2. To permanently join two lines together
3. To form an eye
4. Each of the above
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