Maine: Licensing basics — Part 2 Practice Test
Maine license classes, the learner’s permit and its 70 hours of supervised driving, the rules for new drivers under 18, the written, vision and road tests, renewal, titles and registration, and the documents to bring. — Part 2
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maine Driver’s License Manual" (Rev 4/24), Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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When you are ready for the road test, where do you mail the road test request form or driving log?
- To the nearest branch office
- To the testing location nearest your residence
- To the Motor Vehicles main office in Augusta
- To the driver education school
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Correct answer: To the Motor Vehicles main office in Augusta
You mail the road test request form or driving log to the Motor Vehicles main office in Augusta.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What must you bring with you to your scheduled road test appointment?
- Your birth certificate and passport
- Your learner's permit and appointment notice
- Your driver education certificate only
- Your written test results
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Correct answer: Your learner's permit and appointment notice
Applicants bring the learner's permit and appointment notice to the road test appointment.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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Who must furnish the vehicle used for the road test?
- The examiner
- The Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- The driver education school
- The driver taking the test
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Correct answer: The driver taking the test
Drivers must furnish their own vehicle for the road test.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What must be true of the vehicle you bring to the road test?
- It must be registered and inspected
- It must have a manual transmission
- It must have a back-up camera
- It must be less than ten years old
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Correct answer: It must be registered and inspected
The vehicle for the road test must be properly registered, with the registration brought along, and inspected.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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Who must accompany you to the road test?
- A parent or legal guardian of the applicant
- A certified driving instructor from a school
- A licensed operator holding a valid license
- A passenger of any age who rides along
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Correct answer: A licensed operator holding a valid license
You must be accompanied by a licensed operator who is in possession of a valid driver's license.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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A person under 18 who has been issued a Maine driver's license may not operate a motor vehicle between which hours?
- 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
- 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.
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Correct answer: 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
A person under 18 may not operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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A person under 18 with a Maine license may carry passengers other than immediate family members only if accompanied by a licensed operator who meets which requirement?
- Has held a valid license for 2 years and sits beside the driver
- Has held a valid license for 1 year and sits in the rear seat
- Holds a Class A license and sits in the rear seat
- Is a parent of the driver and sits in any seat
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Correct answer: Has held a valid license for 2 years and sits beside the driver
Other passengers are allowed only with a licensed operator who has held a license for 2 years, sits beside the driver and is licensed for the vehicle's class.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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Which of these is included in the manual's definition of an immediate family member for the passenger restriction on drivers under 18?
- An uncle
- A cousin
- A step grandparent
- An aunt
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Correct answer: A step grandparent
The definition of immediate family member includes grandparent, step grandparent, parent, stepparent, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, stepchild and spouse, among others.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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For how many days are the restrictions on a Maine driver under 18 in effect?
- 30 days
- 270 days
- 90 days
- 180 days
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Correct answer: 270 days
These restrictions are in effect for a period of 270 days.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What happens if a driver under 18 violates the conditions of the restrictions?
- A license suspension and a 30-day extension of the restrictions
- A written warning and a 270-day extension of the restrictions
- Only a fine, with no change to the restrictions
- A license suspension and a 270-day extension of the restrictions
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Correct answer: A license suspension and a 270-day extension of the restrictions
Any violation results in a license suspension and a 270-day extension, which may extend beyond the 18th birthday.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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Under the provisional license rules in Section 1, for how long is the first license issued to a new applicant under 21 provisional?
- Two years
- One year
- Six months
- Three years
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Correct answer: Two years
The first license issued to a new applicant under 21 is provisional for two years.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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For how long is the first license provisional for a new applicant who is 21 years of age or older?
- Six months
- Two years
- One year
- Three years
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Correct answer: One year
A first license is provisional for only one year for persons at least 21 years of age when receiving it.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What does the Maine written test measure?
- Only your ability to identify and understand highway signs
- Traffic laws, driving skills, vehicle handling and highway sign knowledge
- Only your knowledge of Maine's drinking and driving laws
- Your ability to drive forward and backward with proper control
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Correct answer: Traffic laws, driving skills, vehicle handling and highway sign knowledge
The written test measures understanding and knowledge of traffic laws, regulations, driving skills and vehicle handling, plus the ability to identify and understand highway signs.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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Which subject receives special emphasis on the written test?
- Maine's vehicle registration laws
- Maine's school bus laws
- Maine's vehicle inspection rules
- Maine's drinking and driving laws
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Correct answer: Maine's drinking and driving laws
The manual says special emphasis is placed on understanding Maine's drinking and driving laws.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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The vision screening measures which two things?
- Your visual acuity and your peripheral vision
- Your visual acuity and your night driving ability
- Your peripheral vision and your color perception
- Your depth perception and your reaction time
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Correct answer: Your visual acuity and your peripheral vision
The vision screening measures visual acuity and peripheral vision.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What is visual acuity?
- How far you can see to either side while looking straight ahead
- How well you see in the dark
- How clearly you see
- How quickly your eyes adjust to glare
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Correct answer: How clearly you see
Visual acuity is described as how clearly you see.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What is peripheral vision?
- How clearly you see objects far ahead of you on the road
- How far you can see to either side while looking straight ahead
- How well you tell colors apart in different light conditions
- How quickly you notice a sudden movement near the road
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Correct answer: How far you can see to either side while looking straight ahead
Peripheral vision is how far you can see to either side while looking straight ahead.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-4)
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What will an examiner always be assessing during the road test?
- Your ability to recite the traffic laws
- How fast you can complete the course
- Whether your vehicle is the newest model
- Your ability to maintain control of your vehicle
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Correct answer: Your ability to maintain control of your vehicle
During the road test an examiner will always be assessing the applicant's ability to maintain control of the vehicle.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What does the manual say the examiner will not ask you to do during the road test?
- Anything that is extraordinary or illegal
- Anything that involves backing up
- Anything that involves turning left
- Anything that involves driving in traffic
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Correct answer: Anything that is extraordinary or illegal
The applicant will not be asked to do anything extraordinary or illegal.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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When will the road test be given?
- Before the written test, as the first examination
- Before the vision screening, as the first examination
- Only after all other tests have been successfully completed
- On the same day, at the same time as the written test
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Correct answer: Only after all other tests have been successfully completed
The road test will not be given until all other tests have been successfully completed.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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Which tests must a person applying for an initial license take?
- Only the written test and the road test
- All examinations
- Only the vision screening and the written test
- Only the road test
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Correct answer: All examinations
Those applying for an initial license must take all examinations.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What must a person who changes license classification take?
- Only the vision screening
- Only the written test
- No tests, because the new class is added automatically
- All required examinations
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Correct answer: All required examinations
Anyone changing their license classification must take all required examinations.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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For which vehicles are special tests administered?
- Motorcycles, buses and school buses
- Pickup trucks, vans and SUVs
- Passenger cars and small trailers
- Passenger cars and pickup trucks
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Correct answer: Motorcycles, buses and school buses
Special tests are administered for those wishing to operate a motorcycle, bus, or school bus.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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After which tests may additional endorsements be added to a license?
- Only a successful road test
- Only a vision screening
- All pertinent written and vision tests
- Only a completed driver education course
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Correct answer: All pertinent written and vision tests
Additional endorsements may be added following the successful completion of all pertinent written and vision tests.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What is the minimum age to apply for a Maine license when transferring an out-of-state license?
- 15 years
- 16 years
- 17 years
- 18 years
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Correct answer: 16 years
You must be at least 16 years of age to apply for a Maine license when transferring an out-of-state license.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What may a 16 or 17 year old with a valid out-of-state license be required to provide before a Maine license is issued?
- Evidence of 70 hours of practice driving with a parent
- A written statement from a school principal about conduct
- Proof of six months of driving in another state
- Evidence of completion of an approved driver education course
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Correct answer: Evidence of completion of an approved driver education course
A 16 or 17 year old may be required to provide evidence of completion of an approved driver education course.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What must be done with an out-of-state license when the Maine license is issued?
- It must be surrendered
- It must be kept as a second license
- It must be mailed back to the home state after 30 days
- It must be renewed in the home state
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Correct answer: It must be surrendered
Any out-of-state license must be surrendered at the time of issuance of the Maine license.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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A person who expects to operate a vehicle designed to carry more than how many passengers, including the driver, needs a Commercial Driver's License?
- 8
- 10
- 15
- 12
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Correct answer: 15
A vehicle designed to carry over 15 passengers including the driver requires a Commercial Driver's License.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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Which of these requires a Commercial Driver's License?
- Operating a passenger car carrying 6 passengers
- A vehicle carrying hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding
- Operating a single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating under 10,000 pounds
- Operating a moped on a public road
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Correct answer: A vehicle carrying hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding
A vehicle carrying hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding by Federal DOT regulation requires a Commercial Driver's License.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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What will any misstatement on the license application result in?
- A warning letter and a retest of both the written test and road test
- A 30-day suspension of your license, after which you may reapply
- Only a requirement to correct the application and sign it again
- Immediate revocation of your license and your privilege to operate in Maine
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Correct answer: Immediate revocation of your license and your privilege to operate in Maine
Any misstatement on the application results in immediate revocation of the license and privilege to operate in Maine, and court action may be taken.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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The Secretary of State will not accept the application of a minor under 18 for an operator's license or instruction permit unless it is signed by whom?
- A parent or legal guardian with custody, or a spouse 18 or older
- Any adult relative of the minor, such as an aunt or uncle
- The minor's driver education teacher or school principal
- The minor's employer, provided the minor has a regular job
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Correct answer: A parent or legal guardian with custody, or a spouse 18 or older
The application of a minor under 18 must be signed by a parent or legal guardian having custody or by a spouse who is at least 18.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-5)
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How does the manual describe driving a motor vehicle on public highways in Maine?
- A right of every resident
- A right once you turn 16
- A privilege and a serious responsibility
- A privilege that carries no legal responsibility
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Correct answer: A privilege and a serious responsibility
Driving on public highways in Maine is described as a privilege and a serious responsibility.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-2 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-2)
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According to the introduction, what must you always be prepared for to avoid a collision?
- That other drivers will always yield to you
- The need to stop, swerve, speed up or slow down
- That you will never need to stop suddenly
- That other drivers will always avoid a collision
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Correct answer: The need to stop, swerve, speed up or slow down
The manual says you must always be prepared to stop, swerve, speed up or slow down to avoid a collision.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 1-1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-1)