FSC Practice Test - Chapter 3 Firearm Operation and Safe Handling

FSC Practice Test – Chapter 3 Firearm Operation and Safe Handling. Our California Firearm Safety Certificate exam practice test Chapter 3 consists of 41 Muplechoice questions answers.

The Safe Handling Demonstration chapter is the longest chapter in the FSC study guide. This section lists each of the steps that constitute the statutorily mandated safe handling demonstrations for the most common handgun types (semiautomatic pistols, double-action revolvers, and single-action revolvers). This section also includes safe handling demonstration steps for most long gun types.

FSC Practice Test – Chapter 3

Test Mode	Online Practice Test
Category	California Firearm Safety Certificate
Test Name	FSC Practice Test
Chapter 3	Firearm Operation and Safe Handling
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FSC Practice Test - Chapter 3 Firearm Operation and Safe Handling

FSC Practice Test

Question Type: Sample / Demo
Time Allowed: N/A
Topics Covered: Chapter 3 Firearm Operation and Safe Handling
Total Questions: 41
Live Score: You can find your test score as a percentage at the of the test.

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Safe Gun Handling - Inspecting & Checking Steps.

Open the loading gate.
Visually and physically inspect each chamber to ensure that the revolver is unloaded.
Remove the firearm safety device.
Load one dummy round into a chamber of the cylinder
Open the loading gate and unload it.
Visually and physically inspect each chamber to ensure it is unloaded.
Apply the firearm safety device, if applicable

Identify the type of firearms by reading the above steps.

A) Double-action

B) Semiautomatic pistol

C) Rifle

D) Single-action Revolver

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After ensuring a double-action revolver is pointed in a safe direction and with your finger off the trigger, you begin unloading the firearm by

A) Locking the slide back.

B) Opening the cylinder.

C) Pushing the magazine release.

D) Opening the loading gate.

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Which part of Revolver used for loading, unloading, and inspection?

A) cylinder latch

B) hammer

C) ejector rod

D) cylinder

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What is the name of the part of the Semiautomatic pistols that hold the bullets?

A) grip

B) magazine

C) cylinder

D) barrel

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A revolver is a pistol, but a semi-automatic pistol is NOT a revolver.

A) False

B) True

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Which of the is NOT commonly referred to as an "Ammunition"?

A) Bullet

B) Ammunition

C) Cartridge

D) Round

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Which of the following types of firearms uses the "Pull the bolt back and lock it open if possible" technique to ensure the firearm is
unloaded?

A) Semiautomatic Long Gun With a Fixed Magazine

B) Bolt Action Long Gun

C) Lever Action Long Gun

D) Break-Top Long Gun

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Which of the following firearms has breech-lock?

A) Pump Action Long Gun

B) Lever Action Long Gun

C) Bolt Action Long Gun

D) Break-Top Long Gun

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The safely perform steps are given below, now identified the type of firearm?

Open the ejection port.
Visually and physically inspect the chamber
Remove the firearm safety device
Load one dummy round into the magazine loading port
Pull the forend (or forearm) rearward toward the receiver.
Push the action (carrier) release button and again pull the forend toward the receiver.
Engage the safety

A) Pump Action Long Gun

B) Bolt Action Long Gun

C) Lever Action Long Gun

D) Break-Top Long Gun

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Which of the following is NOT part of a single unit of ammunition?

A) bullet

B) cylinder

C) primer

D) propellant

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Which of the following firearms has a tubular magazine?

A) Break-Top Long Gun

B) Semiautomatic Long Gun With a Detachable Magazine

C) Lever Action Long Gun

D) Bolt Action Long Gun

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When a firearm owner can perform the safe handling demonstration?

A) After the firearm is delivered

B) on or after the date the DROS is submitted to the DOJ and before the firearm is delivered

C) on or after the date the DROS is submitted to the DOJ and after the firearm is delivered

D) before the submission of DROS to the DOJ

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You may assume a semiautomatic pistol is unloaded because the magazine is removed from the handgun.

A) False

B) True

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Write down the full form of DROS?

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What is the ignition component of a cartridge?

A) Propellant

B) Primer

C) Cylinder

D) Bullet

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The importance of the “dangerous range” is that a bullet can travel far beyond the intended target.

A) True

B) False

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According to which of the following Penal Code sections, an individual must correctly perform a safe handling demonstration with the firearm he or she is acquiring

A) Penal Code sections 25850 and 25860

B) Penal Code sections 24850 and 24860

C) Penal Code sections 26850 and 26860

D) Penal Code sections 23850 and 23860

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The safety on a semiautomatic pistol is not foolproof.

A) True

B) False

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What does “point in a safe direction” Mean?

A) preferably down at the ground

B) Safe direction is completely situational.

C) preferably at an angle of 45 with the horizontal

D) preferably at horizontal angle

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The cylinder rotates to the next chamber after the hammer falls

A) True

B) False

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What is the name of the part of the revolver that holds the bullets?

A) cylindrical tube

B) inside the grip

C) cylinder

D) barrel

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Which of the following pistols has a single chamber?

A) Pistol

B) single-action revolver

C) semiautomatic pistol

D) revolver

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What are safety rules must be followed if your firearm malfunctions? Chose the correct option in ascending order.

Wait Ten Seconds.
Seek Competent Help.
Stop Firing!
Keep The Gun Pointed In A Safe Direction.

A) 3, 1, 4, 2

B) 3, 4, 1, 2

C) 1, 2, 3, 4

D) 4, 3, 2, 1

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A magazine is part of a:

A) Semiautomatic pistol.

B) Option A and B both

C) Double-action revolver.

D) Single-action revolver.

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What you should do, in the case of a malfunction?

A) Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction

B) Try and determine where the malfunction is.

C) Immediately drop the firearm.

D) Keep your finger on the trigger.

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What is the meaning of muzzle awareness of firearms?

A) Always treat the gun as loaded

B) Always use the proper ammunition

C) Firearm is pointed in a safe direction

D) All of the above

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If you release the slide before inserting the magazine, there will NOT be a cartridge in the chamber.

A) True

B) False

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Which of the following firearms has a part called "stock"?

A) Rifle

B) All of the above

C) Revolver

D) Semiautomatic pistol

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What is the projectile fired from a firearm?

A) The primer

B) The bullet

C) The propellant

D) The metal cylinder

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What is the primary difference between Single-Action Revolver and Double-Action Revolver?

A) functions of cock the hammer

B) function of the trigger

C) function of release the hammer.

D) All of the above

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Which of the following firearms has a rotating cylinder containing a number of chambers?

A) Rifle

B) Revolver

C) Sub-machine gun

D) All of the above

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Which of the following is the most common handgun?

A) all of the above

B) singleaction revolvers

C) double-action revolvers

D) semiautomatic pistols

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What is the meaning of trigger discipline of firearms?

A) the trigger finger is inside of the trigger guard

B) Keep your finger on the trigger

C) keep your finger off the trigger

D) keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard

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Where's the bullet located at the cartridge?

A) at the end of the rim

B) at the tip of the cartridge

C) inside the cartridge case

D) just before the primer

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How do you ensure that the chamber of the semiautomatic pistol is clear?

A) pull the slide back ejecting the cartridge, check the chamber, let the slide go forward

B) pull the slide back and physically check the chamber

C) just remove the magazine

D) just pull back and release the slide

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How you should inspect each chamber to ensure that the revolver is unloaded?

A) Visually and physically checking both the chamber and the cylinder

B) Visually and physically checking both the chamber

C) Visually checking chamber and the cylinder

D) By measuring the weight of the revolver

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Firearm or ammunition caliber refers to

A) Magazine capacity.

B) Barrel or bullet diameter.

C) Bullet velocity.

D) Barrel length.

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Which type of the following ammunition you must avoid?

A) ammunition that is corroded and wet

B) ammunition that is old

C) All of the above

D) ammunition that cannot be fully identified

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Just because a cartridge fits into your firearm does not necessarily mean it is safe to shoot.

A) True

B) False

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The bullet is just one part of a cartridge.

A) True

B) False

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In whose presence the safe handling demonstration must be performed?

A) DOJ Certified Instructor

B) Firearms Dealer

C) All of the above

D) Deputy Sheriff California police department

Your score is

The average score is 69%

The safe handling demonstration shall commence with the firearm unloaded and locked with the firearm safety device with which it is required to be delivered, if applicable. While maintaining muzzle awareness (that is, the firearm is pointed in a safe direction, preferably down at the ground) and trigger discipline (that is, the trigger finger is outside of the trigger guard and alongside of the firearm frame) at all times, the firearm recipient shall correctly and safely perform the safe handling demonstration steps for each firearm type.