Alaska: Licensing basics — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Who may certify that an applicant under 18 has had the required driving experience for a provisional license?” · “When do the provisional restrictions no longer apply?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Alaska Driver Manual" (Revised October 2025), Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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Who may certify that an applicant under 18 has had the required driving experience for a provisional license?
- The applicant’s school principal
- Any licensed driver over 21
- The applicant’s driver’s license examiner only
- The applicant’s parent, legal guardian, or employer
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Correct answer: The applicant’s parent, legal guardian, or employer
The manual says the applicant’s parent, legal guardian, or employer must certify the driving experience.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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After you obtain a provisional license, how long must you wait before you may graduate to a driver license?
- At least 30 days
- At least three months
- At least six months
- At least one year
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Correct answer: At least six months
Once you obtain your provisional license you may not graduate to a driver license for at least six months.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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During the provisional license stage, you may NOT carry passengers unless one of the passengers is who?
- A parent, legal guardian, or a person at least 21 years of age
- A person at least 18 years of age
- A person at least 16 years of age who holds a driver license
- A licensed driver who is a friend of the family
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Correct answer: A parent, legal guardian, or a person at least 21 years of age
A provisional license holder may not carry passengers unless one is a parent, legal guardian, or a person at least 21 years of age.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which passengers may a provisional license holder carry without a parent in the vehicle?
- Classmates
- Cousins
- Siblings
- Co-workers
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Correct answer: Siblings
The manual says a provisional license holder may carry, without a parent in the vehicle, passengers if they are siblings.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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During which hours may a provisional license holder NOT operate a motor vehicle unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or a person at least 21 years of age who is licensed to drive the class of vehicle being used?
- Between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am
- Between 1:00 am and 5:00 am
- Between 12:00 am and 6:00 am
- Between 1:00 am and 7:00 am
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Correct answer: Between 1:00 am and 5:00 am
A provisional license holder may not operate a motor vehicle between 1:00 am and 5:00 am unless accompanied as described.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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When may a provisional license holder operate a motor vehicle between 1:00 am and 5:00 am without an accompanying adult?
- To or from school or school activities, along the most direct route between the two
- Only when driving a sibling to or from home, along the most direct route possible
- Only on roads that are not connected to the land highway system in the state
- To or from work or within the scope of their employment, along the most direct route
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Correct answer: To or from work or within the scope of their employment, along the most direct route
Driving between 1:00 am and 5:00 am is allowed to or from work or within the scope of employment, along the most direct route.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What must be true before a provisional restriction may be removed?
- Six months of conviction free driving and no convictions for illegal use of alcohol or drugs
- Three months of conviction free driving and a new vision test at the DMV office
- One year of driving with a parent or guardian as a passenger in the vehicle
- A written test on the passenger and hour restrictions that apply to the license
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Correct answer: Six months of conviction free driving and no convictions for illegal use of alcohol or drugs
After six months of conviction free driving and no convictions for illegal use of alcohol or drugs, the provisional restriction may be removed.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What is needed to remove a provisional restriction for a driver under 18?
- A letter from an employer certifying hours
- A new instruction permit and a vision test
- A new parental consent and a new driver license
- A new driving test with an examiner
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Correct answer: A new parental consent and a new driver license
To remove a provisional restriction, a new parental consent must be provided and a new driver license issued.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Does a driver who is 18 years of age or older need parental consent to obtain a license without provisional restrictions?
- Yes, until the driver is 21 years of age
- No, a driver 18 or older may obtain it without parental consent
- Yes, if the driver has held a license for less than one year
- Yes, a parent must sign a notarized form
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Correct answer: No, a driver 18 or older may obtain it without parental consent
A driver 18 years of age or older may obtain a license without provisional restrictions without parental consent.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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To which licenses do the passenger and hour restrictions of the provisional license NOT apply?
- A license held by a driver who has completed a driver training course
- A license held by a driver who drives only in daylight and not at night
- A license held by a driver who has held an instruction permit for one year
- An “off system” license restricted to areas not connected to the land highway system
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Correct answer: An “off system” license restricted to areas not connected to the land highway system
The passenger and hour restrictions do not apply to an “off system” license restricted to areas not connected to the land highway system.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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When do the provisional restrictions no longer apply?
- After 18 years of age, or once you go to DMV and remove the restrictions
- Only after you turn 21 years of age and pass an alcohol awareness test
- Only after one year of driving without any traffic ticket or violation
- Only after you pass a second written test at the DMV office again
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Correct answer: After 18 years of age, or once you go to DMV and remove the restrictions
The restrictions no longer apply after age 18 or once you go to the DMV and remove them.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What are the examinations conducted by the Division of Motor Vehicles designed to help determine?
- The applicant’s financial responsibility, insurance coverage, and length of residence in the state of Alaska
- The applicant’s driving history in other states and whether any license there was ever suspended or revoked
- The applicant’s mental and physical competence, and whether the applicant has the knowledge and skills to drive safely
- The applicant’s ability to repair a motor vehicle and to check its required equipment before every trip
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Correct answer: The applicant’s mental and physical competence, and whether the applicant has the knowledge and skills to drive safely
The examinations aid in determining the applicant’s mental and physical competence and whether the applicant has the knowledge and technical skills to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Before which licenses or permits is the vision test required?
- Only original licenses and permits, but not renewals or duplicates
- Any license or permit, including original, renewal, and duplicate licenses
- Only original and renewal licenses, but not duplicate licenses
- Only licenses that are issued to applicants over the age of 65
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Correct answer: Any license or permit, including original, renewal, and duplicate licenses
A vision test is required of each driver before any license or permit is issued, including original, renewal, and duplicate licenses.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What device is used to check vision at the Division of Motor Vehicles?
- A printed eye chart on the office wall
- A color-vision light board
- A mirror and flashlight
- A telebinocular device
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Correct answer: A telebinocular device
The manual says a telebinocular device is used to check vision.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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If you normally wear corrective lenses, what should you do when you apply for any type of license?
- Bring them with you
- Leave them at home so the vision test is accurate
- Bring a letter from your employer
- Wear sunglasses to the vision test
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Correct answer: Bring them with you
The manual says that if you normally wear corrective lenses, bring them with you when you apply.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What may you submit in lieu of the vision test?
- A written statement from a parent, an employer, or a friend that you can see well enough
- A certified statement from a driver training school instructor about your driving vision
- A certified statement from a licensed physician or optometrist about your vision
- A certificate from a pharmacist or lens maker about the corrective lenses you wear
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Correct answer: A certified statement from a licensed physician or optometrist about your vision
In lieu of the vision test, a certified statement from a licensed physician or optometrist that your vision meets or exceeds the department’s standards may be submitted.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What vision must you have to qualify for a license or permit?
- At least 20/20 in each eye or both eyes together
- At least 20/40 in each eye or both eyes together
- At least 20/40 in the better eye only
- At least 20/70 with both eyes together
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Correct answer: At least 20/40 in each eye or both eyes together
To qualify you must have, in each eye or with both eyes together, at least 20/40 vision.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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If you need corrective lenses to qualify on the vision test, what must you do?
- Carry them in the glove compartment
- Wear them only at night
- Wear them only on highways
- Wear them while driving
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Correct answer: Wear them while driving
If you need corrective lenses to qualify, you must wear them while driving.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What happens if you fail to qualify because you are unable to see well?
- You will be denied a license or permit until you are able to qualify
- You will receive a license restricted to daytime driving
- You will receive a license that expires in one year
- You will receive a license that requires another driver in the vehicle
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Correct answer: You will be denied a license or permit until you are able to qualify
If you fail to qualify because you are unable to see well, you will be denied a license or permit until you are able to qualify.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)