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DC DMV STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS

Question 1: If your car and a car coming from your right reach an

intersection at the same time, who has the right of way?

• Your car
• The other car
• Neither, as both cars must come to a stop
• Whoever signals first

Correct Answer: B) The other car

Question 2: How many feet before you make a turn should you signal

that you are going to turn?

• 50 Feet
• 100 Feet
• While turning
• 200 Feet

Correct Answer: B) 100 Feet

Question 3: You are driving in an alley at fifteen (15) miles per hour.

You are:

• Breaking the speed limit for alleys
• Driving too slowly

• Obeying the law
• Required to yield to all passing traffic

Correct Answer: C) Obeying the law

Question 4: A car driving toward you in the District of Columbia at

night has its blinding high beam lights on. The driver of the car is:

• Guilty only of bad manners because the high beams blind other

drivers

• A safe driver because the high beams light up the road more

brightly than the lower beams

• Not obeying the law because the low beams must be used at all

times in the District of Columbia

• Allowed to do so if they are traveling over 45 mph

Correct Answer: C) Not obeying the law because the low beams must

be used at all times in the District of Columbia

Question 5: You are driving up to an intersection where there is no

signal light or policeman. A man is crossing the crosswalk in front of

your car. You should:

• Continue to the intersection because you have the right-of-way
• Slow down and be careful
• Stop and give him the right-of-way
• Honk to let him know you are approaching

Correct Answer: C) Stop and give him the right-of-way

Question 6: You wish to make a "U" turn at an intersection controlled

by a traffic light. You should:

• Drive to another intersection that has no traffic light or sign saying

no "U" turn

• Wait until the light turns green before making the "U" turn
• Make the "U" turn if there is a policeman at the intersection
• Make the turn quickly while the light is yellow

Correct Answer: A) Drive to another intersection that has no traffic

light or sign saying no "U" turn

Question 7: You are driving past a school building or its grounds

when the children are going to or leaving school. The speed limit is:

• Seven (7) miles per hour
• Fifteen (15) miles per hour
• Ten (10) miles per hour
• Twenty (20) miles per hour

Correct Answer: B) Fifteen (15) miles per hour

Question 8: If you are driving out of an alley or driveway, you must:

• Stop before reaching the sidewalk
• Stop, if possible to do so safely
• Stop only if there is heavy traffic
• Speed up to merge smoothly with traffic

Correct Answer: A) Stop before reaching the sidewalk

Question 9: You are coming to an intersection where there is a

flashing yellow traffic light. You should:

• Slow down and proceed with caution
• Stop, if possible to do so safely
• Continue at the same speed
• Treat it as a four-way stop

Correct Answer: A) Slow down and proceed with caution

Question 10: When parking on a hill with a curb facing downhill, in

what direction should the wheels of your vehicle be facing?

• Toward the curb (right)
• Away from the curb (left)
• Straight ahead
• Toward the center of the roadway

Correct Answer: A) Toward the curb (right)

Question 11: What is against regulations in the District of Columbia

regarding your vehicle's interior?

• Listening to the radio at high volumes
• Having something attached to or hanging from the rearview mirror

while driving

• Driving with the interior dome light on
• Having passengers in the back seat

Correct Answer: B) Having something attached to or hanging from

the rearview mirror while driving