Montana Permit Practice Test

1. In Montana, what is the youngest age to get a learner license if you are enrolled in an approved traffic education course?

1. 14 and a half (correct answer)
2. 15 and a half
3. 16 years old
4. 17 years old

Answer: A. In Montana a teen who is enrolled in an approved traffic education course can get a learner license at 14 and a half.

Montana handbook, page 8.

2. In Montana, what is the speed limit on an interstate outside a city of 50,000 people or more?

1. 75 mph
2. 80 mph (correct answer)
3. 70 mph
4. 85 mph

Answer: B. Montana law sets 80 mph at all times on interstates outside urbanized areas of 50,000 people or more, unless a lower limit is posted.

3. In Montana, a driver under 21 breaks the law with what blood alcohol level or more?

1. 0.08 percent
2. 0.05 percent
3. 0.02 percent (correct answer)
4. 0.10 percent

Answer: C. In Montana it is illegal for a person under 21 to drive with a blood alcohol level of 0.02 percent or more.

Montana handbook, page 72.

4. In Montana, you come up on a stopped police car, emergency vehicle, or highway work vehicle with its lights flashing. What must you do?

1. Keep your lane and your speed
2. Stop next to it until it leaves
3. Slow down and move to a lane away from it if you safely can (correct answer)
4. Honk to warn the workers

Answer: C. In Montana you must slow down when you pass a stopped police, emergency or highway work vehicle with flashing lights, and move to a lane that is not next to it when you safely can.

5. In Montana, how long must a teen hold a learner license before getting a first-year restricted license?

1. 1 month
2. 3 months
3. 6 months (correct answer)
4. 12 months

Answer: C. A Montana teen must hold the learner license for at least six months in a row before applying for the first-year restricted license.

Montana handbook, page 8.