DMV Mississippi Knowledge Practice Test

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1.You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:

Closely behind the truck in bad weather because the driver can see farther ahead than you can.

Farther behind the truck than you would when following a passenger vehicle.

No more than one car length behind the truck so the driver can see you.

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2.When driving in fog, you should:

Use your high beam headlights.

Use your parking lights.

Use your low beam headlights.

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3.You hit a parked vehicle and can't find the owner. What must you do?

Call your insurance company when you get home.

Wait for the owner to return.

Leave a note with your name and address on the parked vehicle.

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4.Which of the following statements is correct?

Use your left foot to brake.

Use your right foot for both braking and accelerating your vehicle.

You should always brake abruptly to ensure stopping.

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5.When turning left at an intersection:

You should always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Oncoming traffic and pedestrians should yield to you.

You should never yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

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6.Night driving presents unique problems because:

The speed limit is increased at night.

There are fewer cars on the roads at night.

Distance and vehicle speed are difficult to judge in the dark.

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7.If you are being followed too closely on a two-lane road:

Reduce your speed slowly to encourage the tailgater to drive around you.

Speed up to increase the distance between you and the other car.

Apply your brakes to slow down, then resume your original speed.

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8.There are two traffic lanes moving in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should:

Stay in your lane so you don't impede the flow of traffic.

Drive onto the left shoulder to let the other vehicles pass.

Move into the right lane when it is safe.

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9.Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's:

Right-of-way privileges.

Judgment and physical coordination.

Knowledge.

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10.Which of these is a safe driving technique?

Using your high beam lights in the fog.

Staring at the road ahead of your vehicle.

Checking your rearview mirrors frequently.

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11.If you are driving and the rear end of your car starts skidding to the left, you should:

Steer to the right.

Steer to the left.

Tap your brakes lightly and shift into neutral.

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12.If an officer is directing traffic at a working traffic light, drivers should:

Follow the directions indicated by the traffic light.

Follow the directions given by the officer.

Honk at the officer.

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13.In rainy weather, you should be most careful when turning or stopping:

After it has been raining all day.

One half hour after it stops raining.

During the first half hour of rain.

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14.If you miss your exit on the freeway, you should not:

Continue on the freeway and find an alternate route to your destination.

Proceed to the next exit, leave the freeway, and return to your proper exit.

Back up on the road or shoulder.

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15.If you are about to be hit from the rear, you should consider each of the following, except for:

Applying your brakes.

Letting go of the steering wheel.

Pressing your head firmly against the head restraint.

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16.If you are being passed in a no passing zone, you should:

Pull off the road.

Maintain your speed and position.

Slow down and let the other driver safely return to the drive lane.

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17.What should you do if you are being approached by an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights?

Pull over to the right side of the road and come to a complete stop.

Continue driving, but try to stay out of its way.

See if you can reach your destination before the emergency vehicle catches up to you.

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18.A pentagon-shaped sign is a:

Stop sign.

Regulatory sign.

School zone or school crossing sign.

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19.If weather conditions are poor, drivers should:

Increase their speed.

Decrease their speed.

Maintain their normal speed.

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20.A broken yellow line beside a solid yellow line indicates that:

Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid yellow line.

Passing is not permitted from either direction.

Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken yellow line.

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21.Sudden wind gusts on highways:

Generally affect only the movement of large vehicles.

Only cause visibility problems.

Can cause problems for all vehicles.

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22.Your license can be suspended if you are under 21 and drive with a blood alcohol level of:

0.15 percent or more.

0.08 percent or more.

Any amount.

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23.If your vehicle has a mechanical problem:

Signal and pull into the slow lane.

Stop in your lane and put on your hazard lights.

Put on your hazard lights and pull off the road.

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24.When a school bus is stopped on the road ahead to load or unload children, you must:

Come to a complete stop until all the children have left the bus.

Come to a complete stop until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm is withdrawn.

Change lanes, drive slowly, and pass the bus cautiously.

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25.If your car becomes disabled while on the highway, you should:

Stop in the right lane.

Park with all four wheels off the traveled highway, if possible.

Stop where you are.

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26.To prevent yourself from becoming an aggressive driver:

Relax and concentrate on driving.

Drive above the posted speed limit.

Tailgate the driver in front of you.

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27.The amount of alcohol in the blood is referred to as:

Implied consent (IC).

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC).

Rate of alcohol consumption (RAC).

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28.You may pass on the right shoulder of the road:

If the shoulder is paved.

When the car in front of you is driving too slowly.

Under no circumstances.

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29.When being passed by another vehicle:

Brake hard.

Maintain a constant speed.

Speed up.

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30.This sign means:

Side road.

Merge.

Yield the right-of-way.

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31.Which of these statements is true about roadwork zones?

Fines are the same for violations committed in work zones as they are under normal traffic conditions.

You must "Slow for the Cone Zone."

Slow down only if you think workers are present.

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32.When should you return to your previous lane while completing a pass?

When you sense that you are far enough ahead of the other vehicle.

When the other driver signals for you to return to the lane.

When you can see the other vehicle's headlights in your rearview mirror.

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33.Unless otherwise posted, the maximum speed limit in a school zone is:

30 mph.

20 mph.

15 mph.

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34.When passing a row of parked vehicles, you should:

Be prepared for a person or vehicle to unexpectedly enter your lane.

Expect all other drivers and pedestrians to respect your right-of-way.

Drive closely to the parked vehicles to allow more room for moving traffic.

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35.At a school crossing sign, you should:

Always stop, whether there is a stop sign or not.

Watch for children and be ready to stop.

Always sound your horn when you see children.

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36.Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:

Never look over your right shoulder.

Glance over your shoulder.

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37.Prior to entering a curve:

Activate your turn signal.

Reduce your speed.

Brake hard.

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38.When a school bus is picking up or dropping off children, you must:

Stop, regardless of your direction of travel.

Stop if you are driving in the same direction.

Slow down and be prepared to stop.

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39.Which of the following statements about driving speed is true?

As your speed increases, the chance of a fatality increases.

As your speed increases, so should your following distance.

Both of the above.

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40.A solid yellow arrow on a traffic signal means:

You should speed up so you can make the turn before the light changes.

You do not need to signal to turn from the indicated lane.

You should prepare to stop and yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic.

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41.Roads with double solid yellow line markings down the center indicate that passing is:

Allowed from both directions.

Allowed only from your direction of travel.

Not allowed from either direction.

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42.What should you do when approaching a pedestrian with a white cane or a guide dog?

Honk so they know to clear the way.

Yield the right-of-way.

Swerve quickly around them.

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43.To know where traffic is behind you:

Frequently check your rearview mirror.

Turn and look out your back window.

Keep other vehicles out of your blind spots.

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44.Which of the following driving skills is/are affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs?

Alertness.

Coordination.

Both of the above.

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45.This sign means:

Four-lane traffic ahead.

Divided highway ahead.

Two-way traffic ahead.

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1.You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive:

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2.When driving in fog, you should:

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3.You hit a parked vehicle and can't find the owner. What must you do?

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4.Which of the following statements is correct?

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5.When turning left at an intersection:

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6.Night driving presents unique problems because:

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7.If you are being followed too closely on a two-lane road:

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8.There are two traffic lanes moving in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should:

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9.Any amount of alcohol in the blood may affect a driver's:

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10.Which of these is a safe driving technique?

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11.If you are driving and the rear end of your car starts skidding to the left, you should:

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12.If an officer is directing traffic at a working traffic light, drivers should:

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13.In rainy weather, you should be most careful when turning or stopping:

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14.If you miss your exit on the freeway, you should not:

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15.If you are about to be hit from the rear, you should consider each of the following, except for:

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16.If you are being passed in a no passing zone, you should:

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17.What should you do if you are being approached by an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights?

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18.A pentagon-shaped sign is a:

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19.If weather conditions are poor, drivers should:

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