Far Far West Guide: How to Pass Otto's Rules of the West Quiz

Before you fail Otto's ridiculous rider exam by answering with actual road safety logic, you need to understand how a true outlaw thinks.

I completely understand why this specific quest catches you off guard. You are running through the desert, shooting mutants, and suddenly you hit a bureaucratic roadblock. Otto tasks you with the "Horsin' Around" questline, which requires you to secure a rider license before you can freely use your mount. He hands you a written exam called the Rules of the West. If you approach this test like a normal driving exam, you will fail instantly and have to restart the dialogue loop. The entire quiz is a massive joke designed to test if you have absorbed the chaotic, trigger happy attitude of the game world. You are not a responsible commuter. You are a cowboy.

Understanding Cowboy Logic

The developers threw all conventional wisdom out the window for this exam.

Ditch Your Common Sense

Every single question is a trap designed to punish cautious behavior. If an answer sounds responsible, safe, or polite, it is mathematically guaranteed to be wrong. The test wants you to pick the option that a reckless, hat wearing maniac would choose without a second thought. For example, when the test asks who has the right of way at an intersection, yielding to the right is incorrect. The correct answer is that whoever holds the biggest gun goes first.

You need to lean into the absurdity. If a fiery tornado blocks your path, a normal person would seek shelter. In this game, you just ride around it. If your robotic horse needs to stop, you do not pull a brake lever. You simply jump off the saddle while it is still moving. Embracing this unhinged mindset is the only way to clear the hurdle and get back to the actual action.

All 20 Quiz Answers

You only need to answer 15 out of the 20 questions correctly to pass the exam. The lower difficulty settings give you a very generous margin for error, but you can guarantee a perfect score by using the data below. I mapped out every single prompt Otto throws at you alongside the exact response required to pass.

Quiz Question	Correct Answer
How do you make sure you're on the right path?	I don't follow paths. I make my own.
You ride into town. When are you exceptionally allowed to "honk" (whistle through your fingers)?	Because you feel like it, it's stylish, and you want attention.
Your mount's reverse sensor isn't working. How do you make sure you back up safely?	A real cowboy never backs up.
A reckless rider passes you on the right. What do you do?	Yeehaw, now that's a real cowboy!
A harmless tumbleweed rolls across your path. What do you do?	I spur my horse and ride it down.
You arrive at the Tired Horse Saloon. Time to park.	I don't tie my horse. I trust it. It won't go anywhere without me.
Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory while riding. How do you strap in?	As long as my hat stays on, nothing else really matters.
You've been riding for a while, and your horse is running low on energy. What do you give it?	The souls you just ripped from your enemies.
A fiery tornado blocks your path. What do you do?	I ride around it, plain and simple.
You come across a post with ghostly skulls hanging from it. What does it mean?	Cryptics ahead. Time to start shooting.
A convoy is moving slowly and blocking the road. Are you allowed to lane split with your horse?	Yes, I'm a fearless cowboy.
You arrive at an intersection at the same time as another rider. Who has the right of way?	Whoever has the bigger caliber goes first.
Night falls, and you can't see a thing. What do you do?	I shoot into the air every 5 seconds to light the way and keep moving.
A cow stops you and asks for your mount's papers. What do you do?	No way, I'm going too fast to get caught.
You've accidentally triggered a storm with your horse. What do you do?	I deal with my teammates' judgment first, then the enemies.
You're about to pass a Cryptic Grunt. Where are a Cryptic's blind spots?	Why bother? I blow it up.
How do you brake on your robot horse?	I jump off the saddle with style.
1 in 5 horse accidents is caused by booze. What does that tell you?	4 out of 5 accidents are caused by sober hunters.
A man in striped clothes with a ball and chain calls out to you from the roadside. What do you do?	There's a bounty on his head, so I take him to the Sheriff. 1,000 gold ain't nothin'.
There's been a horse accident on the road. What's the first thing I should do?	It's the Far Far West. Every cowboy for himself.

Claiming Your Rider License Once you punch in the final answer, Otto will evaluate your score. If you manage to fail by trying to play it safe, do not panic. The game allows you to retake the exam immediately. There is no hard penalty for failing other than the mild annoyance of clicking through the dialogue boxes again. After you successfully secure 15 correct responses, the quest updates and you are officially licensed to ride. You can now summon your mount to traverse the map at high speeds, which is absolutely mandatory for hunting down late game bounties and dodging massive enemy ambushes in the open world.

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