Montana Permit Test Sample Questions
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Licensing Provisional Rules
1. How many questions are on Montana's permit test, and what score is needed to pass?
Montana's permit test has 33 questions, and an applicant needs at least 27 correct (82%) to pass.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
2. What is the minimum age to apply for a Montana learner's license?
Montana's minimum age for a learner's license is 16, or as young as 14½ for an applicant enrolled in or who has completed an approved traffic education course.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
3. How long must a Montana teen hold a learner's license before applying for a driver's license?
A Montana teen must hold the learner's license for at least 6 months before applying for a driver's license.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
4. How many hours of supervised driving must a Montana learner's license holder complete, and how many at night?
A Montana learner's license holder must complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including at least 10 hours at night.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
5. What must a parent or guardian certify before a Montana teen advances to a driver's license?
A Montana parent or guardian must certify that the required 50 supervised hours are complete and that no traffic infractions or alcohol- or drug-related offenses occurred in the last 6 months.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
6. What does Montana call the license issued to a teen after the learner's license stage?
Montana calls the license issued after the learner's stage the First-Year Restricted License.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
7. What curfew applies to a Montana First-Year Restricted License holder?
A Montana First-Year Restricted License holder can't drive unsupervised from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., with exceptions for work, a school activity, an emergency, or when accompanied by a licensed driver 18 or older.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
8. What passenger restriction applies during the first 6 months of a Montana First-Year Restricted License?
For the first 6 months of a Montana First-Year Restricted License, a driver can't transport more than one passenger under 18 who isn't immediate family.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
9. What passenger restriction applies after the first 6 months of a Montana First-Year Restricted License?
After the first 6 months, a Montana First-Year Restricted License holder may carry up to three passengers under 18 who aren't immediate family, loosened from the one-passenger limit of the first 6 months.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
10. What penalty applies for violating a Montana First-Year Restricted License's terms?
Violating a Montana First-Year Restricted License's terms results in 20 to 60 hours of community service.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
11. At what age can a Montana teen apply for a driver's license, assuming they completed an approved traffic education course?
A Montana teen who completes an approved traffic education course can apply for a driver's license at 15, after holding the learner's license for 6 months.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
12. What documentation must a Montana applicant younger than 18 provide when applying for a learner's license?
A Montana applicant younger than 18 must provide a birth certificate or equivalent document along with a parent or legal guardian's signature.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
More Questions
13. What cell phone rule applies to a Montana driver under 18?
A Montana driver under 18 faces a complete ban on cell phone or wireless device use while driving, with the sole exception of reporting an emergency.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
14. Does Montana have a statewide ban on handheld cell phone calls for a driver 18 or older?
Montana has no statewide ban on handheld cell phone calls for a driver 18 or older — only texting while driving is banned for a driver of any age.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
15. What BAC threshold triggers Montana's zero-tolerance law for a driver under 21?
Montana's zero-tolerance law treats a BAC of 0.02% or higher as a violation for a driver under 21.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
16. What is the standard BAC threshold for a Montana driver 21 or older?
The standard BAC threshold for a Montana driver 21 or older is 0.08%.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
17. What is Montana's official knowledge-test study resource called?
Montana's official study resource is the Montana Driver Manual.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
18. Which agency issues Montana driver's licenses?
Montana driver's licenses are issued by the Motor Vehicle Division, within the Montana Department of Justice.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
19. When are headlights generally required in Montana?
Montana generally requires headlights starting a half hour after sunset through a half hour before sunrise, along with any time visibility is poor.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
20. What does a double solid yellow line mean for passing in Montana?
A double solid yellow line prohibits passing for vehicles traveling in either direction.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
21. What should a Montana driver do at a railroad crossing with no gates or lights?
Even without gates or warning lights, a driver should slow down, look both directions, and listen for an approaching train before crossing.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
22. Without signs or signals, who has the right-of-way at a Montana intersection?
At an uncontrolled intersection, a Montana driver yields to the vehicle approaching from the right.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
23. What must Montana drivers do when approaching a stopped school bus with flashing red lights on an undivided road?
Montana requires traffic in both directions on an undivided road to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights, and to remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
24. What is distinctive about Montana's rural interstate speed limit?
Montana's rural interstate speed limit is 80 mph, among the highest in the country.
Source: Montana Driver Manual
25. What does Montana's basic speed law require regardless of the posted limit?
Montana's basic speed law requires a safe speed for current conditions, which can mean driving below the posted limit even when it's technically legal to go faster.
Source: Montana Driver Manual