Georgia: Licensing basics — Part 8 Practice Test
Instructional permits, Class D and Class C licenses, teen driving rules, required documents, REAL ID, renewal and replacement. — Part 8
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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What is the first stage of Georgia's graduated licensing program?
- Class C Instructional Permit (CP)
- Class D Provisional License
- Class M Instructional Permit (MP)
- Class C license
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Correct answer: Class C Instructional Permit (CP)
The first stage of the graduated licensing program is a Class C Instructional Permit (CP).
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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For first-time issuance of a Class C Instructional Permit (CP), what must you meet if you have not already done so?
- Only the school enrollment requirements
- All requirements of a Class D license
- All requirements to obtain a Real DL/ID
- The driver education requirements of Joshua's Law
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Correct answer: All requirements to obtain a Real DL/ID
The manual says you must meet all requirements to obtain a Real DL/ID.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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At what age may you first apply for a Class C Instructional Permit (CP)?
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
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Correct answer: 15
Upon reaching age 15, or anytime thereafter, you may apply for a Class C Instructional Permit.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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How are your eyes tested for a Class C Instructional Permit (CP)?
- By reading a printed chart on the wall
- By an eye doctor's written report
- By a night-vision driving test
- By means of a mechanical device
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Correct answer: By means of a mechanical device
The manual says your eyes will be tested by means of a mechanical device.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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What subjects does the knowledge exam for a Class C Instructional Permit (CP) cover?
- Road Rules and Vehicle Maintenance
- Road Signs and Defensive Driving
- Road Signs and Road Rules
- Teen Driving Laws and Insurance
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Correct answer: Road Signs and Road Rules
You are required to pass a knowledge exam related to Road Signs and Road Rules.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Until what age may the person who signed a teen's permit application revoke the permit for any reason?
- 18
- 16
- 17
- 21
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Correct answer: 18
The person who signs the application may revoke the permit until you reach the age of 18.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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Where must the person accompanying a Class C Instructional Permit (CP) holder sit while the permit holder drives?
- In the rear seat
- In any seat in the vehicle
- In the seat behind the driver
- In a seat beside the driver
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Correct answer: In a seat beside the driver
The accompanying person must occupy a seat beside the driver.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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A Class C Instructional Permit (CP) holder may drive when accompanied by a licensed person who is at least what age?
- 18 years old
- 21 years old
- 19 years old
- 25 years old
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Correct answer: 21 years old
The accompanying person must be at least 21 years of age and licensed to drive a Class C vehicle.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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For how long is a Class C Instructional Permit (CP) valid?
- Up to 1 year
- Up to 2 years
- Up to 3 years
- Up to 4 years
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Correct answer: Up to 2 years
Class C Instructional Permits (CP) are valid for up to 2 years.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 26
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After reaching age 16, how long must you have held a valid instructional permit before you may apply for a Class D Provisional License?
- Six months
- One year
- Two years
- One year and one day
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Correct answer: One year and one day
You may apply after having held a valid instructional permit for one year and one day.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What is the minimum age to apply for a Class D Provisional License?
- 16
- 15
- 17
- 18
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Correct answer: 16
You may apply for a Class D Provisional License upon reaching age 16.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What must you do with your Class C Instructional Permit (CP) when applying for a Class D Provisional License?
- Keep it and carry it with the new license
- Mail it to the school you attend
- Surrender it or affirm you cannot surrender it
- Have your parent sign the back of it
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Correct answer: Surrender it or affirm you cannot surrender it
You must surrender the permit or affirm on your application that you are unable to surrender it.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What proof of program completion must you present to obtain a Class D Provisional License?
- Completion of a defensive driving course approved by DDS
- Completion of a motorcycle safety course
- Completion of a traffic school program
- Completion of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP)
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Correct answer: Completion of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP)
You must present proof of completion of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP).
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What test designed to evaluate your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle must you pass for a Class D Provisional License?
- A simulator test
- A road test
- A second vision test
- A driver-log review
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Correct answer: A road test
The manual says you must pass a road test designed to evaluate your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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Teens with parents active in the U.S. Military may use an out of state driver's education certificate if it is within how many months of their 16th birthday?
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
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Correct answer: 9 months
The certificate must be within 9 months of the teen's 16th birthday.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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How many hours of classroom instruction (or an equivalent online virtual course) does an approved driver education course require?
- 30 hours
- 20 hours
- 40 hours
- 6 hours
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Correct answer: 30 hours
An approved driver education course requires 30 hours of classroom instruction or an equivalent online virtual course.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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An approved driver education course requires 6 hours of on-the-road experience with a certified instructor or completion of what?
- The DDS approved Parent/Teen Driver Guide
- An approved defensive driving course
- The ADAP program
- A second road test
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Correct answer: The DDS approved Parent/Teen Driver Guide
The course requires 6 hours with a certified instructor OR completion of the DDS approved Parent/Teen Driver Guide.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What cumulative total of other driving experience must a Class D applicant have completed, besides the driver education course?
- At least 20 hours
- At least 30 hours
- At least 40 hours
- At least 60 hours
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Correct answer: At least 40 hours
The manual requires a cumulative total of at least 40 hours of other driving experience.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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At least how many hours of the 40 hours of other driving experience must be at night?
- 2 hours
- 6 hours
- 4 hours
- 10 hours
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Correct answer: 6 hours
The 40 hours must include at least 6 hours at night.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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When must the separate document affirming the on-the-road component was obtained from a certified instructor be completed?
- At the time of the knowledge exam
- When the instructional permit is issued
- At the time of the road test
- On the teen's 16th birthday
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Correct answer: At the time of the road test
The document must be completed at the time of the road test.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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A 17-year-old with proof of military enlistment is exempt from holding the instructional permit for one year and one day. Which license is issued after the road test is passed?
- Class C license
- Class D Provisional License
- Class M license
- Class CP
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Correct answer: Class C license
The manual says they will be issued a Class C license after successfully passing the road test.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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Between which hours may a Class D license holder not drive, with no exceptions?
- 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
- 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
- 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
- 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
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Correct answer: 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
A Class D license holder may not drive between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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Who may ride in the vehicle with a Class D license holder during the first six months after issuance?
- Only one passenger under 21 years of age
- Only immediate family members
- Up to three passengers under 21 years of age
- Only licensed drivers age 21 or older
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Correct answer: Only immediate family members
During the first six months, only immediate family members may ride in the vehicle.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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Which person counts as an immediate family member of a Class D license holder?
- An aunt or uncle who lives in a nearby city or town
- Any other person who resides at the driver's residence
- A cousin of the driver
- A close friend of the driver's parents
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Correct answer: Any other person who resides at the driver's residence
Immediate family includes any other person who resides at the driver's residence.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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During the second six months after a Class D license is issued, how many passengers under 21 who are not immediate family may ride in the vehicle?
- None
- Two
- Three
- One
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Correct answer: One
Only one such passenger may ride in the vehicle during the second six months.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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After the first and second six-month periods, how many passengers under 21 who are not immediate family may ride with a Class D license holder?
- Three
- One
- Two
- Four
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Correct answer: Three
After the first two six-month periods, only three such passengers may ride in the vehicle.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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For how many months before applying for a Class C license must a Class D license holder be free from convictions for major violations that result in mandatory suspension?
- 6 months
- 18 months
- 12 months
- 24 months
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Correct answer: 12 months
The holder must be free from such convictions for the 12 months preceding the application for a Class C license.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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A teen under 18 moves to Georgia without a valid license or permit from another state. Which requirements apply?
- Only the road test
- Only the requirements set by the teen's previous state
- No requirements until the teen turns 18
- The same licensing requirements as Georgia residents
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Correct answer: The same licensing requirements as Georgia residents
The teen is subject to the licensing requirements of Georgia residents.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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A teen under 18 moves to Georgia holding a valid out of state driver's license. For what is the teen normally eligible?
- Only an instructional permit
- A comparable license issued by Georgia
- Only a Class D Provisional License
- No Georgia license until turning 18
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Correct answer: A comparable license issued by Georgia
A teen with a valid out of state license will normally be eligible for a comparable Georgia license.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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Who may request revocation of a minor's instructional permit or driver's license?
- Any licensed driver who is at least 21 years old
- The minor's school principal
- The adult who signed the minor's application
- Any law enforcement officer
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Correct answer: The adult who signed the minor's application
The person who signed the minor's application may request revocation.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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What does the form to request revocation of a minor's permit or license require?
- The person's notarized signature
- A statement from the minor's school
- The minor's signature
- A police report
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Correct answer: The person's notarized signature
The form requires the person's notarized signature.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 27
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For which reason is the Department of Driver Services authorized to cancel a license?
- The applicant did not give the required or correct information
- The license holder moved to a different county within Georgia
- The license holder renewed the license before the expiration date
- The license holder completed a driver improvement course in time
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Correct answer: The applicant did not give the required or correct information
DDS may cancel a license if the applicant fails to give the required or correct information at the time of application, or becomes otherwise ineligible.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46
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After a license has been canceled, what may a resident do once the requirements have been satisfied and the resident is otherwise eligible?
- Apply only for reinstatement of the old license
- Wait for the license to be restored automatically
- Reapply for a license
- Apply only for a limited driving permit
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Correct answer: Reapply for a license
The manual says a resident may reapply for a license once the requirements are satisfied and the resident is otherwise eligible.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46
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What happens to driving privileges when a license is revoked?
- Only night driving is withdrawn until the driver pays a reinstatement fee
- All are terminated and withdrawn until the end of the period set by the Department
- Only commercial driving privileges are withdrawn for that period
- All are withdrawn until the driver completes a defensive driving course
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Correct answer: All are terminated and withdrawn until the end of the period set by the Department
A revocation terminates and withdraws all driving privileges until the end of the period prescribed by formal action of the Department.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46
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At the end of a revocation period, what may a resident apply for?
- Reinstatement and return of the old license
- Nothing, because driving privileges return automatically
- Only a limited driving permit
- A new license
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Correct answer: A new license
After a revocation period ends, a resident may apply for a new license, unlike a suspension, which ends with reinstatement.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46
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How long are driving privileges withdrawn when a license is suspended?
- For a specific period, or until reinstatement requirements are completed
- Permanently, with no chance of ever applying to get the license back
- Until the next scheduled license renewal date arrives on the calendar
- Until the licensed driver reaches the age of 21 years
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Correct answer: For a specific period, or until reinstatement requirements are completed
A suspension temporarily withdraws all driving privileges for a specific period or until reinstatement requirements have been completed.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46
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At the end of a suspension's withdrawal period, what may a resident apply for?
- A new license, as after a revocation, with no link to the old one
- A duplicate license that carries a new license number
- Reinstatement and return of the license or the eligibility to obtain a license
- A limited driving permit valid for one additional year
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Correct answer: Reinstatement and return of the license or the eligibility to obtain a license
When a suspension's withdrawal period ends, a resident may apply for reinstatement and return of the license or the eligibility to obtain one.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 46