Chapter 2 Quiz 1

A "pennant" shaped sign means what?

• to yield
• railroad crossing warning
• start of a no passing zone
• service area

You would use this when driving under adverse conditions (less then ideal)

• basic speed law
• the 4 second rule
• Smith system
• the minimum speed limit

Most warning signs are this shape

• triangular
• rectagular
• diamond
• round

This sign means

• left curve ahead
• winding road ahead
• a divided road ahead
• lane narrows/ends ahead

This is an example of a ____________ sign

• regulatory
• guide
• warning

A red circle and diagonal slash on a sign means that 

• two roads intersect ahead
• a hazard is ahead
• the action is not allowed
• diagonal crossing is permitted

A route sign with an even number (like I 10) would be a/an 

• north south route
• east west route

The purposes of traffic signs are

• to direct, to decide, to stop
• to observe, to direct, to guide
• to stop, to warn, to decide
• to regulate, to warn, to guide

These type of signs use pictures/symbols instead of words

• international signs
• guide signs
• construction zone warning signs
• regulatory signs

A pentagon shaped sign (5 sides, looks like a house)

• found near a school
• found near in parking lots
• identifies public parking garages
• there is no such shape used for signs