{
  "slug": "ma",
  "jurisdiction": "MA",
  "name": "Massachusetts",
  "kind": "driver",
  "title": "Massachusetts Written Test Practice",
  "language": "en",
  "edition": "revised April 2026",
  "questionCount": 54,
  "writtenTest": {
    "questionsAsked": 25,
    "correctToPass": 18,
    "confirmed": {
      "questionsAsked": true,
      "correctToPass": true,
      "passShare": false
    },
    "ruleSource": {
      "title": "Massachusetts Driver's Manual, Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
      "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/english-drivers-manual/download"
    },
    "note": "Each Massachusetts learner's permit exam has 25 multiple-choice questions and you must answer 18 correctly within 25 minutes."
  },
  "disclaimer": "This is a study aid written by examprepare.help from the official state driver handbook. It is not the real written test, it is not affiliated with any state agency, and your state exam may differ. Check your DMV's own site before you take the real test.",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Registry of Motor Vehicles",
    "title": "Massachusetts Driver's Manual",
    "formNumber": null,
    "edition": "revised April 2026",
    "url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/english-drivers-manual/download",
    "pageUrl": "https://www.mass.gov/lists/drivers-manuals",
    "retrieved": "2026-10-05",
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    "via": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260520124046id_/https://www.mass.gov/doc/english-drivers-manual/download"
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "key": "exam-questions",
      "label": "Questions on the Massachusetts learner's permit exam",
      "value": "25 multiple-choice questions",
      "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
      "page": 16
    },
    {
      "key": "exam-pass",
      "label": "Correct answers needed to pass the learner's permit exam",
      "value": "18 questions within 25 minutes",
      "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
      "page": 16
    },
    {
      "key": "speed-school",
      "label": "School zone speed limit in Massachusetts",
      "value": "20 mph",
      "section": "Speed Limits",
      "page": 80
    },
    {
      "key": "speed-thickly-settled",
      "label": "Speed limit in a thickly settled district unless posted",
      "value": "25 mph",
      "section": "Speed Limits",
      "page": 80
    },
    {
      "key": "speed-interstate",
      "label": "Speed limit range on limited-access highways",
      "value": "50 to 65 mph",
      "section": "Speed Limits",
      "page": 79
    },
    {
      "key": "bac-fail",
      "label": "BAC at which a Massachusetts driver fails a chemical test",
      "value": "0.08 or greater",
      "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
      "page": 69
    },
    {
      "key": "bac-under-21",
      "label": "BAC that brings administrative sanctions for a driver under 21",
      "value": "As low as 0.02",
      "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
      "page": 69
    },
    {
      "key": "follow-three-seconds",
      "label": "Safe following-distance rule in the manual",
      "value": "The three-second rule",
      "section": "Safe Distances Around Your Car",
      "page": 43
    },
    {
      "key": "stop-50mph",
      "label": "Total stopping distance at 50 mph",
      "value": "About 215 feet",
      "section": "Braking and Stopping",
      "page": 44
    },
    {
      "key": "reaction-time",
      "label": "Time it takes to react and step on the brake pedal",
      "value": "About three-quarters of a second",
      "section": "Braking and Stopping",
      "page": 44
    },
    {
      "key": "open-container-fine",
      "label": "Fine for an open alcoholic drink in your vehicle",
      "value": "$100 to $500",
      "section": "Open Container Law",
      "page": 74
    },
    {
      "key": "phone-first-fine",
      "label": "Fine for a first offence for using a hand-held phone while driving",
      "value": "$100",
      "section": "Penalties for Violating the Law",
      "page": 40
    },
    {
      "key": "belt-reduce",
      "label": "How much wearing a belt correctly lowers the chance of death or serious injury",
      "value": "About 50 percent",
      "section": "Safety/Seat Belt Law",
      "page": 35
    },
    {
      "key": "plate-60-feet",
      "label": "How far away your plate number must be visible at night",
      "value": "60 feet",
      "section": "License Plates",
      "page": 43
    },
    {
      "key": "alcohol-suspend",
      "label": "Licence suspension for breaking the under-21 alcohol possession or purchase laws",
      "value": "90 days to one year",
      "section": "Buying, Possessing, or Transporting Alcohol",
      "page": 74
    }
  ],
  "questions": [
    {
      "id": "ma-001",
      "number": 1,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "How many questions are on the Massachusetts learner's permit exam?",
      "choices": [
        "20",
        "25",
        "30",
        "50"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Each learner's permit exam has 25 multiple-choice questions.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16,
        "fact": "exam-questions"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-002",
      "number": 2,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "How many answers do you need to pass the learner's permit exam?",
      "choices": [
        "18 of 25 within 25 minutes",
        "20 of 25 with no time limit",
        "15 of 25",
        "23 of 25"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "You must answer 18 questions correctly within 25 minutes.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16,
        "fact": "exam-pass"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-003",
      "number": 3,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "About how long do you get for each question on the Massachusetts permit exam?",
      "choices": [
        "About one minute",
        "About ten seconds",
        "About five minutes",
        "No time at all"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "The RMV says you have about one minute to answer each question.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-004",
      "number": 4,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "What topics does the learner's permit exam cover?",
      "choices": [
        "Only road signs",
        "Alcohol misuse, suspensions, JOL violations, rules of the road and road signs",
        "Only the rules of the road",
        "Vehicle maintenance"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The exam covers alcohol misuse, suspensions, JOL violations, the rules of the road and signs.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-005",
      "number": 5,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "May you bring the driver's manual into the testing area?",
      "choices": [
        "Yes",
        "No, manuals and other reference material cannot be used in the testing area",
        "Only if the clerk allows it",
        "Only for the sign section"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Driver's manuals and other reference materials cannot be used during the exam.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-006",
      "number": 6,
      "section": "Permit and Test",
      "stem": "Can you take the learner's permit exam online in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "No, it is only in a service center",
        "Yes, after you submit your application at a service center",
        "Yes, anywhere",
        "Only for renewals"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "After visiting a service center you may take the exam online at Mass.Gov/RMV.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Learner's Permit Exam Procedures",
        "page": 16
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-007",
      "number": 7,
      "section": "Licensing",
      "stem": "Who may apply for a Massachusetts licence?",
      "choices": [
        "Anyone over 16",
        "Massachusetts residents at least 16 whose licence has not been revoked",
        "Only Massachusetts college students",
        "Only people born in Massachusetts"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "You must be a resident of at least 16 with no revoked licence or right to operate.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Who is Eligible for a Massachusetts License?",
        "page": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-008",
      "number": 8,
      "section": "Licensing",
      "stem": "No person under what age may drive in Massachusetts, whatever their home licence says?",
      "choices": [
        "14",
        "15",
        "16",
        "18"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "No person under 16 may drive in Massachusetts, even with a foreign licence or permit.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Age Requirement",
        "page": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-009",
      "number": 9,
      "section": "Licensing",
      "stem": "How long must you have held a learner's permit before you can get a Class D licence?",
      "choices": [
        "Six consecutive months in good standing",
        "Three months",
        "Twelve months",
        "No minimum"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "You need 16 1/2 and six consecutive months with the permit in good standing.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Age Requirement",
        "page": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-010",
      "number": 10,
      "section": "Licensing",
      "stem": "Who may ride in the passenger seat while you drive on a Class D learner's permit?",
      "choices": [
        "Anyone",
        "A licensed operator at least 21 years old, validly licensed, with at least one year of driving experience",
        "Only a parent",
        "Nobody"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The supervising operator must be at least 21 with at least one year of driving experience.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Driving With Your Permit",
        "page": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-011",
      "number": 11,
      "section": "Licensing",
      "stem": "As a driver under 18 with a permit, when may you not drive?",
      "choices": [
        "Between midnight and 5 a.m. unless a parent or legal guardian with a year of driving experience is with you",
        "Never at night",
        "On school nights",
        "After 9 p.m."
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Drivers under 18 may not drive between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. without a qualifying parent or guardian.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Driving With Your Permit",
        "page": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-012",
      "number": 12,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "What is the fundamental speed law in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "Never travel so fast that it is not safe",
        "Never drive below 25 mph",
        "Always drive at the posted limit",
        "Only drive in daylight"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "You must never travel so fast that it is not safe, whatever the posted limit.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 79
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-013",
      "number": 13,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "Which factors must your speed be based on?",
      "choices": [
        "Traffic, road, weather and visibility conditions, and pedestrians or bicyclists",
        "Only the posted limit",
        "The weather only",
        "The time of day"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "The manual lists traffic, road and weather conditions, visibility, pedestrians and bicyclists.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 79
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-014",
      "number": 14,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "You are driving 40 mph in a heavy rainstorm on a 50 mph road. What can happen?",
      "choices": [
        "Nothing",
        "You can be ticketed for driving too fast",
        "Your licence is cancelled",
        "It is a felony"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Driving too fast for conditions is an offence even below the posted limit.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 80
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-015",
      "number": 15,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "What speed limit applies on roads near schools in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "15 mph",
        "20 mph",
        "25 mph",
        "30 mph"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The speed limit on roads near schools is 20 mph.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 80,
        "fact": "speed-school"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-016",
      "number": 16,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "What does a thickly settled district mean?",
      "choices": [
        "An area with buildings fewer than 200 feet apart for a quarter mile or more",
        "A commercial district",
        "A rural area",
        "A town with more than 50,000 people"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Buildings fewer than 200 feet apart for a quarter mile or more makes a thickly settled district.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 80
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-017",
      "number": 17,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "What speed limit may a thickly settled district have unless posted otherwise?",
      "choices": [
        "20 mph",
        "25 mph",
        "30 mph",
        "40 mph"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Some communities have a thickly settled limit of 25 mph unless posted otherwise.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 80,
        "fact": "speed-thickly-settled"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-018",
      "number": 18,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "What speed limits do limited-access highways such as interstates carry in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "50 to 65 mph",
        "25 to 35 mph",
        "40 to 45 mph",
        "70 mph"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Limited-access highways have speed limits from 50 to 65 mph; smaller highways are 55 or lower.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 79,
        "fact": "speed-interstate"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-019",
      "number": 19,
      "section": "Speed",
      "stem": "How is a school zone speed limit posted?",
      "choices": [
        "Only on a plain white sign",
        "On signs with flashing yellow lights or posted for certain hours of the day",
        "Only in school zones on maps",
        "It is never posted"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "School zone limits may be posted with flashing yellow lights or for set hours.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Speed Limits",
        "page": 80
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-020",
      "number": 20,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "What is the three-second rule in the Massachusetts manual?",
      "choices": [
        "Keep three seconds of gap from the vehicle ahead, counted against a fixed object",
        "Brake three times before stopping",
        "Wait three seconds at a stop sign",
        "Follow three car lengths"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Pick an object ahead; when the vehicle ahead reaches it, count one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Safe Distances Around Your Car",
        "page": 43,
        "fact": "follow-three-seconds"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-021",
      "number": 21,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "What should you do if you reach the object before you finish counting to three?",
      "choices": [
        "Speed up",
        "Slow down until you have enough distance",
        "Honk",
        "Change lane"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Reaching the object before three means you are too close; slow down.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Safe Distances Around Your Car",
        "page": 43
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-022",
      "number": 22,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "How long does it take to react and step on the brake pedal?",
      "choices": [
        "About a quarter second",
        "About three-quarters of a second",
        "Two seconds",
        "Three seconds"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Reaction time is about three-quarters of a second.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Braking and Stopping",
        "page": 44,
        "fact": "reaction-time"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-023",
      "number": 23,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "What is your total stopping distance at 50 mph?",
      "choices": [
        "About 115 feet",
        "About 165 feet",
        "About 215 feet",
        "About 315 feet"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "At 50 mph, 55 feet of reaction distance plus 160 feet of braking is about 215 feet.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Braking and Stopping",
        "page": 44,
        "fact": "stop-50mph"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-024",
      "number": 24,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "How far does a vehicle travel at 50 mph while you are reacting?",
      "choices": [
        "55 feet",
        "100 feet",
        "160 feet",
        "215 feet"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "At 50 mph you go another 55 feet in the reaction time.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Braking and Stopping",
        "page": 44
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-025",
      "number": 25,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "Which of these is a hazard for which you should slow down?",
      "choices": [
        "An empty highway",
        "Drivers backing out of driveways and children playing near the road",
        "A wide road",
        "A straight road"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The manual lists blind driveways, drivers backing out and children playing near the road as hazards.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Braking and Stopping",
        "page": 44
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-026",
      "number": 26,
      "section": "Stopping and Following",
      "stem": "Your brakes and tyres are working on a dry, level road. How far does it take to stop from 60 mph?",
      "choices": [
        "About 132 feet",
        "About 192 feet",
        "About 292 feet",
        "About 400 feet"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "At 60 mph it takes about 292 feet to react, brake and stop safely.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Braking and Stopping",
        "page": 44
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-027",
      "number": 27,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "At what BAC do all drivers fail a chemical test in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "0.02",
        "0.05",
        "0.08",
        "0.10"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "All drivers fail the test at a BAC of 0.08 or greater.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
        "page": 69,
        "fact": "bac-fail"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-028",
      "number": 28,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "At what BAC can a driver under 21 face administrative sanctions?",
      "choices": [
        "As low as 0.02",
        "0.04",
        "0.06",
        "0.08"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Drivers under 21 face administrative sanctions for a BAC as low as 0.02.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
        "page": 69,
        "fact": "bac-under-21"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-029",
      "number": 29,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "What is the suspension for a driver over 21 who fails a chemical test?",
      "choices": [
        "30 days or until the court case ends, whichever is shorter",
        "One year",
        "90 days",
        "No suspension"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Drivers over 21 are suspended for 30 days or until the case concludes, whichever is shorter.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
        "page": 69
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-030",
      "number": 30,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "What extra suspension applies to a driver aged 18 to 21 who fails a chemical test?",
      "choices": [
        "30 days plus an additional 180 days",
        "30 days only",
        "One year",
        "None"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Drivers 18 to 21 get 30 days plus an additional 180 days, which can be waived with an approved alcohol education programme.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Suspension Periods for Failed Chemical Tests",
        "page": 69
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-031",
      "number": 31,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "What is the fine for having an open alcoholic drink in your vehicle?",
      "choices": [
        "$50 to $100",
        "$100 to $500",
        "$500 to $1,000",
        "No fine"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "An open container conviction carries a $100 to $500 fine.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Open Container Law",
        "page": 74,
        "fact": "open-container-fine"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-032",
      "number": 32,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "What may a driver under 21 not do with alcohol?",
      "choices": [
        "Drink at a restaurant",
        "Buy it, have someone buy it, or possess or carry it unless a parent or guardian is with them",
        "Transport it unopened",
        "Nothing"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Under 21 you may not buy, have bought, possess, carry or transport alcohol unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Buying, Possessing, or Transporting Alcohol",
        "page": 74
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-033",
      "number": 33,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "How long is your licence suspended for breaking the under-21 alcohol possession or purchase laws?",
      "choices": [
        "30 to 60 days",
        "90 days to one year",
        "Two years",
        "One year only"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The suspension for those offences is 90 days to one year.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Buying, Possessing, or Transporting Alcohol",
        "page": 74,
        "fact": "alcohol-suspend"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-034",
      "number": 34,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "What happens if a driver under 21 buys or tries to buy alcohol?",
      "choices": [
        "A warning",
        "A 180-day suspension plus fines",
        "Points",
        "Nothing"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Buying or trying to buy alcohol under 21 brings a 180-day suspension.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Buying, Possessing, or Transporting Alcohol",
        "page": 74
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-035",
      "number": 35,
      "section": "Alcohol and the Law",
      "stem": "How long is your licence suspended for using a false licence or ID, even without a conviction?",
      "choices": [
        "Up to six months",
        "Up to one year",
        "Two years",
        "Ten years"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "The RMV can suspend your licence for up to six months without a conviction; a conviction means a year.",
      "source": {
        "section": "False or Altered Licenses/Identification Cards",
        "page": 74
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-036",
      "number": 36,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "Who must wear a safety belt in a Massachusetts passenger vehicle?",
      "choices": [
        "Everyone, in every seat",
        "Only the driver",
        "Only passengers over 12",
        "Only the front seat"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Every person in a passenger vehicle must wear a belt or sit in a child restraint.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Safety/Seat Belt Law",
        "page": 35
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-037",
      "number": 37,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "By how much does wearing a belt correctly lower the chance of death or serious injury?",
      "choices": [
        "About 25 percent",
        "About 50 percent",
        "About 75 percent",
        "About 90 percent"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Correctly worn belts lower that chance by about 50 percent.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Safety/Seat Belt Law",
        "page": 35,
        "fact": "belt-reduce"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-038",
      "number": 38,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "What must an infant or small child do in a car?",
      "choices": [
        "Sit in the back seat",
        "Sit in a federally approved child passenger restraint",
        "Hold an adult's hand",
        "Sit in the front seat"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Infants and small children must sit in a federally approved child passenger restraint.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Child Passenger Restraints",
        "page": 36
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-039",
      "number": 39,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "What is the fine for a first offence of using a hand-held phone while driving in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "$100",
        "$250",
        "$500",
        "$1,000"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "The first offence fine is $100.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Penalties for Violating the Law",
        "page": 40,
        "fact": "phone-first-fine"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-040",
      "number": 40,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "Which drivers may not use any mobile electronic device while driving, other than for an emergency?",
      "choices": [
        "Drivers under 18",
        "Drivers over 65",
        "Learner permit holders only",
        "Nobody"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Drivers under 18 cannot use any mobile electronic device for any reason while driving.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Drivers Under 18",
        "page": 40
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-041",
      "number": 41,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "If you are 18 or older, what may you do with an earplug for a cell phone?",
      "choices": [
        "Wear two earphones",
        "Use one earplug",
        "Use speakers only",
        "Nothing is allowed"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Drivers 18 or older may use one earplug with a cell phone.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Headphones",
        "page": 39
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-042",
      "number": 42,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "Where must a television in a vehicle be?",
      "choices": [
        "Where the driver can see it",
        "Behind the front seat and not visible to the driver",
        "On the dashboard",
        "Anywhere, if parked"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "A television must be behind the front seat and out of the driver's view.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Televisions",
        "page": 39
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-043",
      "number": 43,
      "section": "Seat Belts and Phones",
      "stem": "Which children may not ride in the bed of a pickup truck?",
      "choices": [
        "Children under 12",
        "Children over 12",
        "Teenagers only",
        "Nobody"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Children under 12 may not ride in pickup truck beds, and never above five mph.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Truck Beds",
        "page": 39
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-044",
      "number": 44,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "How far away must your plate number be visible at night?",
      "choices": [
        "30 feet",
        "45 feet",
        "60 feet",
        "100 feet"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "Your plate number must be visible from 60 feet at night.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Plates",
        "page": 43,
        "fact": "plate-60-feet"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-045",
      "number": 45,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "Where may a registration sticker be placed?",
      "choices": [
        "Anywhere on the plate",
        "Only in the upper right corner",
        "Only at the centre",
        "It is not required"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Registration stickers may only go in the upper right corner of the plate.",
      "source": {
        "section": "License Plates",
        "page": 43
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-046",
      "number": 46,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "What should you do before opening your door when parked at the kerb?",
      "choices": [
        "Open it quickly",
        "Check carefully for bicycles or mopeds",
        "Sound your horn",
        "Look only in the mirror"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Check carefully for bicycles and mopeds before opening your door.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Sharing the Road with Bicyclists",
        "page": 51
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-047",
      "number": 47,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "What is a safe sign to give a bicyclist at night who is coming towards you?",
      "choices": [
        "High beams",
        "Dim your headlights",
        "Your horn",
        "Hazard lights"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Dim your headlights at night if a bicyclist is coming toward you.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Sharing the Road with Bicyclists",
        "page": 51
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-048",
      "number": 48,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "How often do studies show drivers overlook motorcycles?",
      "choices": [
        "They rarely do",
        "Drivers often overlook motorcycles and focus on larger vehicles",
        "Only at night",
        "Never"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Drivers often overlook motorcycles and focus on larger vehicles.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Motorcycles",
        "page": 51
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-049",
      "number": 49,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "About what share of fatal motorcycle crashes involve a motorcycle hit by another vehicle?",
      "choices": [
        "About one tenth",
        "About one quarter",
        "About half",
        "About nine tenths"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "About half of fatal motorcycle crashes involve a motorcycle struck by another vehicle.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Motorcycles",
        "page": 51
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-050",
      "number": 50,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "What should you do before passing a truck or bus that wants to pass you?",
      "choices": [
        "Speed up",
        "Move over when it is safe to do so",
        "Hold your line",
        "Use your horn"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Move over when it is safe so the truck or bus can pass.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Sharing the Road",
        "page": 106
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-051",
      "number": 51,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "When may you turn right on a red light in Massachusetts?",
      "choices": [
        "Only with a police escort",
        "Unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted, after stopping and giving way to pedestrians and traffic",
        "Never",
        "Only at night"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "You may turn right on red unless a sign forbids it, after stopping and checking.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Rules of the Road",
        "page": 98
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-052",
      "number": 52,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "Which items does the manual recommend keeping in your car?",
      "choices": [
        "Spare tyre and radio",
        "Reflective vest, warning triangles, first aid kit, glass breaker and cloths",
        "Snow chains only",
        "Nothing"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The recommended kit includes a vest, triangles, first aid kit, glass breaker and white and red cloths.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Car Safety Kits",
        "page": 35
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-053",
      "number": 53,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "What should be in your car for Massachusetts winters?",
      "choices": [
        "Winter tires, an ice scraper, jumper cables and warm clothing",
        "Only an ice scraper",
        "Nothing",
        "A tow rope"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Winter tires, an ice scraper, jumper cables and extra warm clothing are recommended.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Car Safety Kits",
        "page": 35
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ma-054",
      "number": 54,
      "section": "Vehicle and Signs",
      "stem": "What does Massachusetts law say about wearing headphones while driving?",
      "choices": [
        "Headphones are fine",
        "It is illegal to wear a headset or headphones that restrict your attention while driving",
        "Only at night",
        "Only for music"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "It is illegal to wear a radio headset, headphones or similar device that restricts your attention.",
      "source": {
        "section": "Headphones",
        "page": 39
      }
    }
  ]
}