Basic Military Requirements Chapter 20, Chapter 21, Chapter 22

Front 1

Sea power is a nation’s ability to protect which of the following interests?
1. Political
2. Economic
3. Military
4. All of the above

Back 1

All of the above

Front 2

What are the principle parts of sea power?
1. Naval power, ocean science, ocean industry, and ocean commerce
2. Ocean science, ocean industry, ocean commerce, and ASW warfare
3. Ocean industry, ocean commerce, ocean science, and nuclear propulsion aircraft
carriers
4. Naval power, ocean industry, ocean commerce, and ballistic missiles

Back 2

The principal parts of sea power are naval power, ocean science, ocean industry, and ocean commerce.

Front 3

In peacetime, what does sea power encompass?
1. Clash of fleets
2. Commercial rivalries
3. Diplomatic maneuvering
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 3

Sea power encompasses commercial rivalries in peacetime, diplomatic maneuvering and the clash of fleets in wartime.

Front 4

What person coined the phrase “sea power”?
1. Secretary Alexander Hamilton
2. John Paul Jones
3. Admiral David Farragut
4. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

Back 4

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN, was the first person to use the term sea power.

Front 5

Which of the following is a requirement for a nation to have sea power?
1. Serviceable coastlines
2. Favorable climate
3. Abundant natural resources
4. Each of the above

Back 5

Each of the above

Front 6

Immediately after the Civil War, the primary role of the U.S. Navy was to defend the coast and as a commerce raider.
1. True
2. False

Back 6

True

Front 7

During World War II, fewer battles were fought between ships within sight of each other for which of the following reasons?
1. There were fewer ships in sea battles
2. Submarines were usually used to fight battles
3. The effects of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge
4. The convoy system kept enemy ships
away from allied battle groups

Back 7

The effects of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge

Front 8

Today, sea power involves which of the following industries?
1. Marine science
2. Maritime industry
3. Both 1 and 2 above

Back 8

True. Sea power today includes many aspects of the naval strength of a nation that did not exist in the last century. Sea power now encompasses maritime industry and marine sciences.

Front 9

The seas are our lifeline for survival. Which of the following factors make this a true statement?
1. A barrier between nations
2. A broad highway for ships
3. A source for food, minerals, and metals
4. All of the above

Back 9

The seas are our lifeline for survival. In addition to being a barrier between nations and a broad highway for ships, the seas are an important source of food, minerals, and metals.

Front 10

An economic advantage for a nation is to produce goods and services and to exchange them with other nations. Those that have failed in commerce have also failed as world powers.
1. True
2. False

Back 10

True

Front 11

What is the determining factor in the United States that changed our point of view about raw materials?
1. Population growth and advanced technology
2. Interrelationships between countries
3. Growing isolationist policy
4. Increased loss of farmland

Back 11

Population growth and advanced technology

Front 12

What amount of minerals does the United States produces?
1. 4 minerals
2. 11 minerals
3. 33 minerals
4. 48 minerals

Back 12

Of all our needed minerals, only about 11 are found within our borders; the U.S. is a raw-material-deficient nation.

Front 13

The United States acknowledges freedom of the seas under what law or treaty?
1. Federal law
2. Treaty of Versailles
3. International law
4. Treaty of Zurich

Back 13

International law

Front 14

Which of the following actions must our country take to protect our national security
and sustain our economy?
1. Import raw materials, manufacture goods, and export goods to world marketplace
2. Keep the sea lanes open
3. Both 1 and 2 above

Back 14

Both 1 and 2 above

Front 15

What states are outside the continental United States (CONUS)?
1. New Mexico and Alaska
2. Hawaii and Alaska
3. New Mexico and Guam
4. Alaska and Puerto Rico

Back 15

Hawaii and Alaska

Front 16

There are a total of how many overseas U.S. territories?
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

Back 16

Four U.S. territories lie overseas (Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Marianas).

Front 17

The primary functions of the Navy and Marine Corps forces is to seek and destroy enemy
naval forces, suppress enemy sea commerce gain, maintain general naval supremacy, control vital sea areas, and protect sea lines of communication.
1. True
2. False

Back 17

True

Front 18

When did the “tanker wars” occur in the Persian Gulf?
1. 1986 to 1988
2. 1987 to 1989
3. 1988 to 1990
4. 1989 to 1991

Back 18

During the 1987-1989 “tanker wars” in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy protected merchant ships and oil tankers flying the U.S. flag.

Front 19

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm is an example of what type of exercise?
1. Army operation only
2. Air Force operation only
3. Joint amphibious operations

Back 19

Joint amphibious operations

Front 20

What is meant by the term “hi-low balanced mix”?
1. Speeding up research and development of new weapons
2. Purchasing highly effective aircraft and ships and developing new classes of low-cost ships
3. Laying up of old ships to save money
4. Training personnel in high and low
technology areas

Back 20

Purchasing highly effective aircraft and ships and developing new classes of low cost ships

Front 21

A broad course of action designed to achieve national objectives.
A. NAVAL STRATEGY
B. NATIONAL INTERESTS
C. NATIONAL STRATEGY
D. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Back 21

NATIONAL STRATEGY

Front 22

Conditions that are to the advantage of our nation to pursue or protect.
A. NAVAL STRATEGY
B. NATIONAL INTERESTS
C. NATIONAL STRATEGY
D. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Back 22

NATIONAL INTERESTS

Front 23

Use of naval forces to achieve naval objectives.
A. NAVAL STRATEGY
B. NATIONAL INTERESTS
C. NATIONAL STRATEGY
D. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Back 23

NAVAL STRATEGY

Front 24

Which of the following objectives would fall under the term “national objective”?
1. Political
2. Security
3. Economic
4. Each of the above

Back 24

Each of the above

Front 25

Sea control and power projection are the Navy’s mission in support of
1. naval strategy
2. national interests
3. national strategy
4. naval objectives

Back 25

We carry out that mission in joint coordination with the other armed forces and in combined planning with U.S. allies. In carrying out that mission, the Navy has two major functions—sea control and power projection.

Front 26

Which of the following functions allows the Navy to control the sea and project power?
1. Strategic nuclear deterrence
2. Strong naval presence
3. Security of the sea lines of
communications
4. Each of the above

Back 26

Each of the above

Front 27

On what date did Congress authorize the first six frigates of the Continental Navy?
1. 27 Mar 1794
2. 4 Feb 1776
3. 20 Aug 1775
4. 19 Jul 1773

Back 27

Congress authorized the first six frigates of the Continental Navy on 27 March 1794.

Front 28

In what year did Congress enact the Merchant Marine Act?
1. 1916
2. 1926
3. 1936
4. 1946

Back 28

With the threat of World War II in Europe and Asia, Congress enacted the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

Front 29

During World War II, the U.S. built and manned more than how many merchant ships?
1. 3,000
2. 4,500
3. 6,000
4. 7,500

Back 29

We produced more than 6,000 merchant ships during World War II and somehow found and trained the crews to sail them.

Front 30

In wartime, the Merchant Marine is responsible for which of the following missions?
1. Transporting essential materials and cargo
2. Resupplying allied military forces overseas
3. Providing underway replenishment to
Navy ships at sea
4. All of the above

Back 30

All of the above

Front 31

In peactime, which of the following military services is not controlled by the Department
of Defense?
1. U.S. Navy
2. U.S. Marine Corps
3. U.S. Coast Guard
4. U.S. Naval Reserve

Back 31

U.S. Coast Guard

Front 32

The U.S. Coast Guard was established as the
United States Revenue Marine in what year?
1. 1760
2. 1776
3. 1785
4. 1790

Back 32

It was set up in 1790 as the United States Revenue Marine (later renamed the Revenue Cutter Service).

Front 33

What is the traditional image of the U.S. Coast Guard?
1. Watchful
2. Vigilant
3. Lifesaver
4. Benefactor

Back 33

That merger provided the Coast Guard with its traditional image—the lifesavers.

Front 34

Which of the following are modern-day Coast Guard duties?
1. Enforcement of maritime laws and treaties
2. Search and rescue operations
3. Enforcement of drug and contraband laws
4. Each of the above

Back 34

Each of the above

Front 35

During wartime, the Coast Guard operates directly under the
1. Chief of Naval Operations
2. Secretary of the Navy
3. Joint Chiefs of Staff
4. Secretary of Defense

Back 35

Today, during a wartime condition, the U.S. Coast Guard operates directly under the Chief of Naval

Front 36

Which of the following organizations was established by combining the sealift missions of the Naval and Army Transport services?
1. Merchant Sea Transportation Service
2. Department of Transportation
3. Military Sealift Command
4. U.S. Coast Guard

Back 36

In 1949, the United States set up the Military Sealift Command (MSC) by combining the sealift missions of theNaval and ArmyTransport Services.

Front 37

Military Sealift Command ships use which of the following titles?
1. United States Naval Ships (USNS)
2. United States Charter Ships (USCS)
3. United States Coast Guard Ships (USCGS)
4. United States Transportation Service Ships
(USTSS)

Back 37

United States Transportation Service Ships
(USTSS)

Front 38

In peacetime, the Military Sealift Command ships nearly what percentage of all military
cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine vessels?
1. 14%
2. 25%
3. 35%
4. 45%

Back 38

The MSC ships nearly 25 percent of all military cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine vessels.

Front 39

What are the essential ingredients for U.S. sea
power?
1. Merchant Marine, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, and the Navy
2. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Military Sealift command
3. Merchant Marine, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and the Marine Corps
4. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine

Back 39

Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the Military Sealift command

Front 40

Which of the following qualities should Navy
leadership exhibit?
1. Administrative ability
2. Moral principals
3. Personal example
4. Each of the above

Back 40

Each of the above

Front 41

When followed, which of the following moral principals provides direction and consistency to leadership?
1. Integrity
2. Loyalty
3. Honesty
4. All of the above

Back 41

All of the above

Front 42

To make sure an order to a job will get it done, orders need to be given so they can be followed. Orders should be given in what way?
1. Simple only
2. Clear only
3. Simple, clear, and complete
4. Complex

Back 42

Give orders that are simple, clear, and complete; and make sure that everyone understands what’s to be done.

Front 43

To be a good leader, you need to carry out your orders in which of the following ways?
1. Promptly
2. Cheerfully
3. To the best of your ability
4. Each of the above

Back 43

Always carry out your orders promptly, to the best of your ability, and as cheerfully as possible.

Front 44

Immediate obedience is an automatic response to a command.
1. True
2. False

Back 44

Immediate obedience is an automatic response to a command.

Front 45

Reasoned obedience lets you obey an order while learning from your experience while
carrying it out.
1. True
2. False

Back 45

True

Front 46

What is the primary goal of the Continuous Improvement Program?
1. Increased productivity only
2. Produce better quality through leadership only
3. Increase productivity and produce better quality through leadership

Back 46

The primary goal of the Continuous Improvement Program is to increase productivity and produce better quality through leadership.

Front 47

How many security classifications does the Navy use to identify classified material?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Back 47

Top Secret, Secret, or Confidential.

Front 48

Which of the following security classifications is used for information or material that
requires the highest degree of protection?
1. Top Secret
2. Secret
3. Confidential
4. For Official Use Only

Back 48

Top Secret

Front 49

Having a security clearance automatically grants you access to classified material.
1. True
2. False

Back 49

False

Front 50

To get a security clearance, you must be a United States citizen.
1. True
2. False

Back 50

True

Front 51

Which of the following infractions will cause a Sailor’s CO to report that infraction to DON CAF?
1. Criminal conduct
2. General inaptitude
3. Noncompliance with security requirements
4. All of the above

Back 51

All of the above

Front 52

Classified material is assigned a security classification for which of the following reasons?
1. To ensure personnel are aware of the classified nature of the material
2. To ensure the material receives the degree of protection required
3. To assist in extracting, paraphrasing, downgrading, and declassifying actions
4. All of the above

Back 52

All of the above

Front 53

Classified material is assigned a security classification for which of the following reasons?
1. To ensure personnel are aware of the classified nature of the material
2. To ensure the material receives the degree of protection required
3. To assist in extracting, paraphrasing, downgrading, and declassifying actions
4. All of the above

Back 53

All of the above

Front 54

If you need to find the rules for transmitting classified material, you should refer to what SECNAV instruction?
1. 5510.36
2. 5510.30A
3. 5510.3
4. 5510.3A

Back 54

Refer to SECNAVINST 1550.36.

Front 55

Classified information is not transmitted over the telephone except when authorized on approved, secure communications circuits.
1. True
2. False

Back 55

True

Front 56

Which of the following is a concern of ADP security?
1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Admin procedures
4. All of the above

Back 56

All of the above

Front 57

What term defines classified material that is lost, stolen, captured, salvaged, or seen by unauthorized personnel?
1. Secure
2. Abandoned
3. Compromised

Back 57

According to SECNAVINST 5510.36, compromise is An unauthorized disclosure of classified information to one or more persons who do not possess a current valid security clearance.

Front 58

What type of communications is one of the least secure communications system?
1. Registered U.S. mail
2. Telephone
3. U.S. mail
4. Courier Service

Back 58

Never discuss classified information over telephones, as they constitute one of the least secure systems of communication. Telephones are subject to wiretapping—both physically and electronically.

Front 59

What action, if any, should you take if you suspect someone you know is compromising classified material?
1. Confront the individual
2. Report it to the command security officer
3. Report it to your CO through the chain of
command
4. None

Back 59

Whether you have access to classified material or not, you must report to your commanding officer, through your chain of command, anyone you suspect is involved with espionage, sabotage, or is compromising classified material.

Front 60

Terrorists try to force governments or societies to take certain actions for political, religious, or ideological purposes.
1. True
2. False

Back 60

Terrorism is used for political, religious, or ideological purposes.

Front 61

The greatest publicity is given to which of the following terrorism methods?
1. Taking hostages
2. Bombing
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Sabotage

Back 61

The two most publicized terrorist methods are bombings and taking hostages.

Front 62

Which of the following threat conditions affords the highest degree of readiness?
1. ALPHA
2. BRAVO
3. CHARLIE
4. DELTA

Back 62

Threat conditions range from THREATCON ALPHA (the lowest degree of readiness) to THREATCON DELTA (the highest degree of readiness).

Front 63

The Status of Forces Agreement covers which of the following topics?
1. Taxes
2. Criminal jurisdiction
3. Passport requirements
4. All of the above

Back 63

All of the above

Front 64

In what year did the Geneva Convention establish certain rights for prisoners of war?
1. 1948
2. 1949
3. 1950
4. 1951

Back 64

Prisoners ofwar (POWs) have certain rights and are required to observe certain rules, as established by the Geneva Convention of 1949.

Front 65

The Law of Armed Conflict prohibits which of the following techniques or tactics?
1. Rape
2. Pillage
3. Plunder
4. All of the above

Back 65

All of the above

Front 66

The Geneva Convention recognizes a prisoner’s right to try to escape. Which of the following disciplinary actions may be
taken when a prisoner is caught in an escape attempt?
1. Stoppage of extra privileges
2. Confinement
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Torture

Back 66

Both 1 and 2 above
The Geneva Convention recognizes the prisoner’s right to try to escape by limiting punishment for such attempts to disciplinary action only, which may consist of 2 hours extra duty daily, loss of half a month’s pay (earned as a prisoner), stoppage of any extra privileges, and confinement. A prisoner may not be punished more severely for repeated escape attempts.