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title: How many questions is the exam, how much time, and what’s passing?
description: "Per our course materials and consistent test-taker reports: 40 multiple-choice questions in one hour, closed book, with a passing score of 70% — 28 correct out of 40, so you can miss 12. Results are reported as pass or fail…"
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updated: "2026-10-05"
category: The Exam
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# How many questions is the exam, how much time, and what’s passing?

Per our course materials and consistent test-taker reports: 40 multiple-choice questions in one hour, closed book, with a passing score of 70% — 28 correct out of 40, so you can miss 12. Results are reported as pass or fail only; no numerical score is given, either way. Test-takers consistently report finishing in 15–30 minutes, and the hour begins after the proctor’s instructions conclude, so the clock is more generous than it sounds. Roughly 60% of questions come from the License Law itself, 25% from general terms and definitions, 15% from duties and functions.