FREE Certified Arborist Questions And Answers

Question 1

Which of the following devices protects a cable attached to anchoring hardware from excessive wear?

Accepted Answer

Thimble

Answer

Ship auger

Answer

Cable aid

Answer

Lag hook

Question 2

Which of the following ramifications of lion-tailing is NOT one?

Accepted Answer

Barber chair

Answer

Sunburned bark

Answer

Weak branches

Answer

Water sprouts

Question 3

Which part of a tip-tied branch will break free from the cut?

Accepted Answer

Butt end

Answer

Middle

Answer

It is impossible to predict.

Answer

Tip end

Question 4

The advantageous associations between tree roots and?

Accepted Answer

fungi.

Answer

mulch.

Answer

grasses.

Answer

insects.

Question 5

Which of these pruning methods does the arborist use to reduce the branch to a comparatively weak point?

Accepted Answer

Heading cut

Answer

Undercut

Answer

Reduction cut

Answer

Topping

Question 6

Which of the following tools is best reserved for connectors that need to be opened infrequently?

Accepted Answer

Screw links

Answer

Carabiners

Answer

Clevises

Answer

Shackles

Question 7

If the pulley's diameter is three times larger than the rope's diameter, what would be the bend ratio of a rigging system with blocks?

Accepted Answer

3:1

Answer

1:1

Answer

1:3

Answer

2:1