Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 1. | A forest fire out of control is
called a a. | wildfire | c. | spot fire | b. | suppression
fire | d. | ground fire | | | | |
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| 2. | A fire burning in the tree tops
is called a a. | ground fire | c. | crown fire | b. | surface
fire | d. | prescription fire | | | | |
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| 3. | The most common cause of forest
fire in the United States is
a. | careless smokers | c. | incendiary | b. | campers | d. | railroads | | | | |
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| 4. | Incendiary burning is
. a. | Burning in or near woods to get rid of weeds-underbrush-insects,
etc. | b. | Caused by lightening | c. | Always prohibited by law | d. | Responsible for less than 20% of the
forest fires in the U.S. | | |
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| 5. | The only important and so far
unpreventable cause of forest fires is
. a. | careless smokers | c. | incendiary fires | b. | logging machinery | d. | lightning | | | | |
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| 6. | Incendiary fires account for
percent of the forest fires in the U.S.
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| 7. | Debris burning in farmland and
urban areas which gets out of control and spreads to nearby forests accounts for
of the forest fires in the U.S.
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| 8. | Burning duff or leaf litter on
the forest floor is called a fire. a. | prescription | b. | surface | c. | ground | d. | slash | | | | | | | | |
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| 9. | Fire burning below ground level
as in a peat fire is called a fire. a. | prescription | b. | surface | c. | subsurface | d. | ground | | | | | | | | |
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| 10. | Which--if any--does not affect
the behavior of a forest fire? a. | relative
humidity | c. | topography | b. | wind | d. | all of these affect forest fire
behavior | | | | |
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| 11. | The most extreme fire danger
rating is . a. | low | b. | medium | c. | high | d. | explosive | | | | | | | | |
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| 12. | A fire set along the inner edge
of a fire control line to stop a spreading fire is called a . a. | backfire | c. | choker | b. | prescription
burn | d. | spot fire | | | | |
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| 13. | A fire away from the main fire
which was started by flying sparks is called a
. a. | backfire | b. | widow burn | c. | branch fire | d. | spot fire | | | | | | | | |
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| 14. | The discovery, confinement and
extinguishing of a forest fire is called
. a. | fire fighting | b. | fire suppression | c. | firebreak | d. | burn | | | | | | | | |
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| 15. | In most parts of the U.S. the
major fire seasons are . a. | winter and spring | c. | spring and fall | b. | spring and summer | d. | summer and fall | | | | |
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| 16. | The application of fire to gain
beneficial results is called . a. | sanitation burn | c. | management burn | b. | prescription burn | d. | selective burn | | | | |
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| 17. | A buffer zone in and around
forest stands which is used to potentially stop the spread of fire is called a
. a. | shelterbelt | c. | fire line | b. | firebreak | d. | suppression
barrier | | | | |
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| 18. | Which hand tools are commonly
used in fighting forest fires? a. | Mattock and Pulaski
ax | c. | rakes and brooms | b. | back pack pump and
shovel | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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| 19. | Which is not a necessary
requirement for a fire? a. | oxygen | b. | heat | c. | fuel | d. | humidity | | | | | | | | |
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| 20. | The average number of forest
fires each year in the U.S. is currently
. a. | increasing | b. | decreasing | c. | remaining the same | | | | | | |
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| 21. | Closely spaced growth rings
indicate
. a. | fast growth | c. | short trees | b. | slow
growth | d. | nothing about the growth | | | | |
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| 22. | The study of insects is called
. a. | insectology | b. | entomology | c. | pestology | d. | ornithology | | | | | | | | |
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| 23. | Insect cause
damage than does fire to the forests.
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| 24. | Chemicals used to control only
insects are called . a. | pesticides | b. | herbicides | c. | insecticides | d. | fungicides | | | | | | | | |
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| 25. | Chemicals used to control
unwanted plants are classified as
. a. | pesticides | b. | herbicides | c. | insecticides | d. | fungicides | | | | | | | | |
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| 26. | Aphids do damage to trees by
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| 27. | Forest tent caterpillars can be
classified as which reflects the damage they
do. a. | defoliators | c. | boring insects | b. | sucking insects | d. | disease carriers | | | | |
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| 28. | Dutch elm disease is called by
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| 29. | Fungicides are chemicals used
to control . a. | rust disease | c. | powdery mildew | b. | fungus diseases | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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| 30. | The disease fireblight is
caused by
. a. | fungus | b. | virus | c. | bacteria | | | | | | |
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| 31. | Dutch elm disease is spread by
. a. | wind | c. | water( through the ground) | b. | insects | d. | fire | | | | |
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| 32. | When animals (wild or domestic)
eat twigs-leaves-needles, it is called
. a. | grazing | b. | cropping | c. | lopping | d. | browsing | | | | | | | | |
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| 33. | The most destructive practice
many farm woodlot owners do is
. a. | burning | b. | grazing | c. | fencing | | | | | | |
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| 34. | Allowing livestock to graze in
woodlots reduces both the quality of the pasture and the woodlot. Woodlot values are reduced because
. a. | livestock trample seedlings | b. | livestock compact the soil causing root
damage | c. | livestock peel off the bark of the most valuable part of the
log | d. | all of these are correct | | |
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| 35. | An herbicide commonly used in
shelterbelts to reduce weed problems but is not toxic to tree foliage is
. a. | atrazine | b. | simazine | c. | sevine | d. | lasso | | | | | | | | |
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| 36. | A broad spectrum insecticide
used to safely control many types of insects is
. a. | malathion | b. | DDT | c. | 2,4-D | d. | roundup | | | | | | | | |
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| 37. | Which group does the least
amount of damage to tree stands? a. | rabbits and
mice | c. | squirrels and porcupines | b. | deer and
dogs | d. | mink and weasel | | | | |
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| 38. | Sunscald most often occurs in
the . a. | late
winter | b. | late spring | c. | late summer | d. | late fall | | | | | | | | |
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| 39. | Which trees are most likely to
suffer sunscald damage? a. | ashes | b. | oaks | c. | maples | d. | elms | | | | | | | | |
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| 40. | Which oak group is most likely
to suffer from oak wilt? a. | white oak group (white oak-swamp oak-bur
oak) | b. | red oak group (red oak-pin oak-black oak) | c. | both white oak and red oak groups are equally affected | d. | neither white oak or red oak groups are affected | | |
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| 41. | Deer may do considerable damage
to seedlings and saplings by browsing on them.
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| 42. | Grazing does little damage to
woodlots once trees are past the sapling stage.
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| 43. | The most difficult type of fire
to combat is the crown fire.
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| 44. | Most insect damage is done
while the insects are in the larvae stage.
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| 45. | Gypsy moth larvae feed mostly
on pine needles.
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| 46. | Heart rot which greatly
decreases the value of the tree trunk is causes by a fungus.
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| 47. | White pine blister rust can be
partially controlled by eliminating currant bushes.
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| 48. | A fungus disease that kills
young seedlings by decaying the stems at ground level is called damping off.
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| 49. | Girding may damage but will not
kill a tree.
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| 50. | Burning slash as it is piled is
known as progressive burning.
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