Requirements For Chief Petty Officer Chapter 1

Front 1

When was the first
passed legislation
arm naval vessels?

1. 10 May 1774
2. 4 July 1776
time Congress
to purchase and
3. 13 October 1775
4. 10 November 1775

Back 1

3. 13 October 1775

Front 2

Almost every U.S. Sailor has
experienced some type of major
deployment.
1. True
2. False

Back 2

1. True

Front 3

Which, if any, of the following
factors defines naval presence?
1. A major deployment
2. Having a naval force in a
specific location
3. Deploying to a hostile area to
confront adversaries
4. None of the above

Back 3

2. Having a naval force in a
specific location

Front 4

Deployments place naval forces in
position for which of the following
purposes?
1. To provide protection and
support to Allied Forces in
time of war
2. To stop the advance of the
enemy as soon as possible
3. To engage the enemy promptly at
the start of hostilities
4. All of the above

Back 4

4. All of the above

Front 5

What is the maximum time U.S. naval
forces can sustain operations in a
crisis area?
1. 30 days
2. 6 months
3. 1 year
4. I n d e f i n i t e l y

Back 5

4. I n d e f i n i t e ly

Front 6

What requirement must U.S. naval
forces reflect to be effective in a
presence role?
1. Friendliness toward the host
country and its allies
2. Ready combat capability to
respond to any threat
3. Current U.S. policy
4. Current technology

Back 6

2. Ready combat capability to
respond to any threat

Front 7

Which of the following
responsibilities belongs to the
Navy during wartime?
1. Functioning in a hostile
environment
2. Power projection
3. Sea control
4. All of the above

Back 7

4. All of the above

Front 8

Sea control means having
simultaneous control over the
world’s international waters.
1. True
2. False

Back 8

2. False

Front 9

What basic military function
provides U.S. forces with the
ability to conduct sustained
operations abroad?
1. Acquiring large amounts of the
enemy’s territory
2. Large numbers of ground forces
3. Naval presence
4. Sea control

Back 9

4. Sea control

Front 10

Denying the enemy the ability to
advance close enough to use weapons
is called
1. intermediate hostile
interdiction
2. power projection
3. naval presence
4. sea control

Back 10

2. power projection

Front 11

An essential element of power
projection is identified by which
of the following requirements?
1. Amphibious ships
2. Counter insurgency warfare
3. Intermediate hostile
interdiction
4. Forward deployed propositioning
of ships

Back 11

1. Amphibious ships

Front 12

The use of fleet ballistic missile
submarines to provide a nuclear
strike is an example of sea
c o n t r o l .
1. True
2. False

Back 12

2. False

Front 13

The unrestricted global mobility of
naval forces is based on which of
the following items?
1. Treaties
2. Tradition
3. International agreement
4. Difficulty of detection

Back 13

2. Tradition

Front 14

The Soviets restrict their naval
power projection to the waters
around the Soviet Union and the
East Coast of the United States.
1. True
2 . False

Back 14

2 . False

Front 15

The German navy has upgraded NATO’s
air defense through the purchase of
which of the following aircraft?
1. F–14D
2. F–104
3. F/A–18
4. Tornado

Back 15

4. Tornado

Front 16

Who is responsible for NATO’s
offensive and defensive capability
in the Norwegian and Mediterranean
Seas?
1. CINCLANT
2. CINCMED
3. SACLANT
4. SACPAC

Back 16

3. SACLANT

Front 17

Which of the following areas of
responsibility belongs to NATO?
1. Northwestern TVD
2. Western TVD
3. AFCENT
4. All of the above

Back 17

3. AFCENT

Front 18

Which of the following areas of
responsibility is a Soviet theater
of operation?
1. Northwestern TVD
2. Southern TVD
3. Western TVD
4. Each of the above

Back 18

4. Each of the above

Front 19

Why are the Soviets conducting a
long–range strategic nuclear
modernization program?
1. To prove they are the world
leaders in arms technology and
to provide third world
countries with new weapons
2. To replace every out-of-date
nuclear warhead with a newer
more efficient warhead
3. To comply with expected future
strategic arms reduction treaty
constraints
4. To reduce the chance of
accidental war

Back 19

3. To comply with expected future
strategic arms reduction treaty
constraints

Front 20

Which of the following choke points
is NOT applicable to Soviet ships
deploying from Severodvinsk?
1. Danish Straits
2. Barents Straits
3. Turkish Straits
4. Iceland-England gap

Back 20

3. Turkish Straits

Front 21

The Soviet Black Sea Fleet could be
contained by sinking a ship in
which of the following choke
points?
1. Danish Straits
2. Barents Straits
3. Turkish Straits
4. Greenland–Iceland gap

Back 21

3. Turkish Straits

Front 22

Which of the following cities is
the home port of the Soviet Black
Sea Fleet?
1. Severodvinsk
2. Sevastopol
3. T r i p o l i
4. Ur

Back 22

2. Sevastopol

Front 23

What is the primary mission of the
Soviet navy?
1. World–wide power projection
2. To provide security for Soviet
shipping
3. To provide security for third
world allies
4. To provide support for Soviet
land–based forces

Back 23

1. World–wide power projection

Front 24

The bulk of Soviet naval air power
is derived by which of the
following methods of providing air
power?
1. Land–based aircraft
2. Aircraft carriers
3. Helo carriers
4. Destroyers

Back 24

1. Land–based aircraft

Front 25

Which of the following Soviet
fleets contain aircraft carriers?
1. Pacific Ocean Fleet
2. Black Sea Fleet
3. Caspian Fleet

Back 25

1. Pacific Ocean Fleet

Front 26

Which of the following Soviet
fleets does NOT contain fleet
ballistic missile submarines?
1. Pacific Ocean Fleet
2. Black Sea Fleet
3. Northern Fleet
4. Baltic Fleet

Back 26

2. Black Sea Fleet

Front 27

Approximately 10 percent of the
world’s sea trade passes through
the Suez Canal at which of the
following points?
1. Hormuz
2. Hormel
3. Abul Nabul
4. Babel Mandeb

Back 27

4. Babel Mandeb

Front 28

Persian Gulf states are building
overland oil–pipe routes to lessen
the importance of the Israeli
controlled Suez Canal.
1. True
2. False

Back 28

2. False

Front 29

USCENTCOM naval forces in the
Middle East and Southwest Asia are
under which of the following
commands?
1. Commander Sixth Fleet
Commander Seventh Fleet
3. Commander Middle East Forces
4. Supreme Allied Commander NATO

Back 29

3. Commander Middle East Forces

Front 30

Which, if any, of the following
statements describes why Africa is
strategically important to western
nations?
1. It is very suitable for weapons
testing because large areas of
land are uninhabited
2. It has port facilities suitable
for naval bases
3. It has a wealth of natural
resources
4. None of the above

Back 30

4. None of the above

Front 31

Operation El Dorado involved which
of the following countries?
1. United States and Mozambique
2. United States and Grenada
3. United States and Libya
4. United States and Iraq

Back 31

3. United States and Libya

Front 32

The U.S. could lose Philippine
bases for which of the following
reasons?
1. The leases must be periodically
renegotiated with the
Philippine government
2. Recent base realignment has
indicated the bases are not
cost effective
3. The Philippine government has
cut off aid
4. The U.S. refuses to pay rent

Back 32

1. The leases must be periodically
renegotiated with the
Philippine government

Front 33

Which of the following factors
contribute(s) to deterrence in the
Pacific and East Asian regions?
1. Bilateral defense treaties
2. Weapons technology
3. PACOM forces
4. All of the above

Back 33

4. All of the above

Front 34

Which of the following countries is
NOT working toward acquiring
nuclear weapons capability?
1. Saudi Arabia
2. France
3. Iraq
4. Iran

Back 34

2. France

Front 35

Which of the following countries
was a joint partner with Israel in
developing nuclear weapons?
1. United States
2. Soviet Union
3. France
4. Spain

Back 35

3. France

Front 36

What country(ies) conducted
preemptive strikes against an Iraqi
nuclear reactor?
1. United States
2. I s r a e l
3. Iran
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 36

3. Iran

Front 37

Which of the following arms
reduction talks resulted in an
antiballistic missile treaty
between the U.S. and the Soviet
Union?
1. SALT
2. PEPPER
3. SALT IA
4. SALT II

Back 37

1. SALT

Front 38

In arms reduction talks, the U.S.
will try to limit which of the
following items?

1. American–Soviet competition in
strategic nuclear forces
2. American treaty compliance
3. Soviet treaty compliance
4. Strategic deterrence

Back 38

1. American–Soviet competition in
strategic nuclear forces

Front 39

In the event of a nuclear war
between the U.S. and the Soviet
Union, what is the primary mission
of the Soviet navy?
1. To sink as many U.S. submarines
as possible
2. To disrupt sea lines of
communication
3. To shoot down incoming U.S.
planes and cruise missiles
4. To conduct nuclear strikes from
SSBNs operating in protected
waters

Back 39

4. To conduct nuclear strikes from
SSBNs operating in protected
waters

Front 40

How far from the Soviet mainland do
the Soviet sea denial zones usually
extend?
1. 1,000 miles
2. 1,000 kilometers
3. 2,000 miles
4. 2,000 kilometers

Back 40

4. 2,000 kilometers

Front 41

U.S national security is based on
deterrence, propositioning of
f o r c e s , and creating sea denial
zones.
1. True
2. False

Back 41

2. False

Front 42

How many diesel submarines, if any,
does the U.S. Navy maintain in
active service?
1. 1
2 .
3. 10
4. None

Back 42

4. None

Front 43

The U.S. submarine force includes
which of the following attack
submarine classes?
1. Permit
2. Lafayette
3. James Madison
4. Benjamin Franklin

Back 43

1. Permit

Front 44

Which of the following weapons
platforms do the Soviets use as
their primary platform for
conducting naval warfare?
1. Aircraft carriers
2. Submarines
3. Destroyers
4. Aircraft

Back 44

2. Submarines

Front 45

When compared to the U.S., the
Soviet submarine force has what
size and effectiveness?
1. Smaller size, more effective
2. Larger size, less effective
3. Smaller size, less effective
4. Larger size, more effective

Back 45

2. Larger size, less effective

Front 46

Which of the following types of
Soviet submarines carries cruise
missiles as a primary weapon?
1. SSGN
2. SSN
3. SS
4. ALL of the above

Back 46

4. ALL of the above

Front 47

What is the principle weakness of
the Soviet navy?
1. Lack of aircraft carriers
2. Lack of long–range aircraft
3. Dependence on submarines to
counter U.S. surface forces
4. A very low priority in
providing underway
replenishment

Back 47

4. A very low priority in
providing underway
replenishment

Front 48

What is the newest class of Soviet
aircraft carrier?

1. T b i l i s i
2. Okhotsk
3. Nikolayev
4. Ouagadougou

Back 48

1. T b i l i s i

Front 49

What stance does the U.S. take on
chemical and biological weapons?
1. The U.S. encourages their use
by our allies because they are
less expensive than nuclear
weapons
2. Nuclear weapons are more
efficient so we don’t stock
chemical weapons
3. We will do all we can to
prevent their use
4. We will retaliate in kind

Back 49

3. We will do all we can to
prevent their use

Front 50

Which of the following nerve agents
is most likely to be produced by a
third world country?
1. GD
2. GB
3. GA
4. VX

Back 50

3. GA

Front 51

Countries with known or suspected
chemical weapons capabilities
include which of the following
Middle Eastern countries?
1. I s r a e l , Egypt, Lebanon, Syria,
Iraq, and Iran
2. Egypt, Iran, Syria, Libya,
I s r a e l , and Iraq
3. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel,
Iran, Iraq. and Libya
4. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
I s r a e l , Libya, Lebanon

Back 51

2. Egypt, Iran, Syria, Libya,
I s r a e l , and Iraq

Front 52

The United States supported Iraq
during the Iran-Iraq War.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Back 52

1. TRUE

Front 53

The job of the U.S. Navy in the
Persian Gulf, from 1987 to 1988, is
best described by which of the
following statements?
1. The primary mission was in
support of the Iraqi navy
2. The mission of the U.S. Navy
was to seek out and destroy
Iranian naval units
3. The primary mission was to
ensure freedom of passage to
oil tankers
4. The primary mission was to act
as decoys while elements of the
British and French navies
attacked terrorist camps

Back 53

3. The primary mission was to
ensure freedom of passage to
oil tankers

Front 54

Which of the following countries
could be the United States most
formidable opponent in the Middle
East?
1. Iraq
2. Iran
3. Syria
4. Libya

Back 54

3. Syria

Front 55

Which of the following countries
claims to be the victim of numerous
Iraqi chemical attacks?
1. Iran
2. Libya
3. Syria
4. I s r a e l

Back 55

1. Iran

Front 56

Which of the following countries is
known to have stockpiles of Soviet
SS-1 missiles?
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Syria
4. All of the above

Back 56

2. Iraq

Front 57

The chemical agent distilled
mustard, HD, belongs to which of
the following families of agents?
1. Choking
2. B l i s t e r
3. Nerve
4. Blood

Back 57

2. B l i s t e r

Front 58

The chemical agent diphosgene, DP,
belongs to which of the following
families of agents?
1. Choking
2. B l i s t e r
3. Nerve
4. Blood

Back 58

1. Choking

Front 59

The chemical agent cyanogen
c h l o r i d e , CK, belongs to which of
the following families of agents?
1. Choking
2. B l i s t e r
3. Nerve
4. Blood

Back 59

4. Blood

Front 60

The chemical agent VX belongs to which of the following families of agents?

1. Choking
2. Blister
3. Nerve
4. Blood

Back 60

3. Nerve

Front 61

Which of the following chemical agents have a dark yellow color?

1. Soman, GD
2. Nitrogen, HN
3. Mustard Lewisite, HL
4. Cyanogen Chloride, CK

Back 61

2. Nitrogen, HN

Front 62

Any country capable of producing organophosphorus pesticides can produe which of the following chemical agents?

1. Tabun
2. Chlorine
3. Lewisite
4. Phosgene

Back 62

1. Tabun

Front 63

The Oghab is a version of which of the following weapons?

1. Soviet SS-1
2. Chinese M-9
3. Soviet SS-12
4. Chinese type 53 artillery rocket

Back 63

4. Chinese type 53 artillery rocket

Front 64

Which of the following countries is
thought to have nuclear weapons in
its arsenal?
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. I s r a e l
4. Lebanon

Back 64

3. I s r a e l

Front 65

The Jerico 2 missile is a (a) type
with a (b) range.
1. (a) Mobile (b) 1,000 kilometer
2. (a) Mobile (b) 1,500 kilometer
3. (a) Fixed (b) 1,000 kilometer
4. (a) Fixed (b) 1,500 kilometer

Back 65

2. (a) Mobile (b) 1,500 kilometer