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01. 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
02. What are the principle parts of sea power?
1. Naval power, ocean science, ocean industry, and ocean commerce
03. In peacetime, what does sea power encompass?
2. Commercial rivalries 3. Diplomatic maneuvering 4. Both 2 and 3 above
04. What person coined the phrase “sea power”?
4. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
05. 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
06. 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
07. During World War II, fewer battles were fought between ships within sight of each other for which of the following reasons?
3. The effects of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge
08. Today, sea power involves which of the following industries?
1. Marine science 2. Maritime industry 3. Both 1 and 2 above
09. 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
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
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
12. What amount of minerals does the United 19. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm is States produces? an example of what type of exercise?
2. 11 minerals
13. The United States acknowledges freedom of the seas under what law or treaty?
3. International law
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
15. What states are outside the continental United States (CONUS)?
2. Hawaii and Alaska
16. There are a total of how many overseas U.S. territories?
3.Four
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
18. When did the “tanker wars” occur in the Persian Gulf?
2. 1987 to 1989
19. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm is an example of what type of exercise?
3. Joint amphibious operations
20. What is meant by the term “hi-low balanced mix”?
2. Purchasing highly effective aircraft and ships and developing new classes of low-cost ships
21. A broad course of action designed to achieve national objectives.
A. NAVAL STRATEGY
22. Conditions that are to the advantage of our nation to pursue or protect.
B. NATIONAL INTERESTS
23. Use of naval forces to achieve naval objectives.
C. NATIONAL STRATEGY
24. Which of the following objectives would fall under the term “national objective”?
1. Political 2. Security 3. Economic 4. Each of the above
25. Sea control and power projection are the Navy’s mission in support of
3. national strategy
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
27. On what date did Congress authorize the first six frigates of the Continental Navy?
1. 27 Mar 1794
28. In what year did Congress enact the Merchant Marine Act?
3. 1936
29. During World War II, the U.S. built and manned more than how many merchant ships?
3. 6,000
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
31. In peactime, which of the following military services is not controlled by the Department of Defense?
3. U.S. Coast Guard
32. The U.S. Coast Guard was established as the United States Revenue Marine in what year?
4. 1790
33. What is the traditional image of the U.S. Coast Guard?
3. Lifesaver
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
35. During wartime, the Coast Guard operates directly under the
1. Chief of Naval Operations
36. Which of the following organizations was established by combining the sealift missions of the Naval and Army Transport services?
3. Military Sealift Command
37. Military Sealift Command ships use which of the following titles?
1. United States Naval Ships (USNS)
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?
2. 25%
39. What are the essential ingredients for U.S. sea power?
1. Merchant Marine, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, and the Navy
40. Which of the following qualities should Navy leadership exhibit?
1. Administrative ability 2. Moral principals 3. Personal example 4. Each of the above
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
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?
3. Simple, clear, and complete
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
44. Immediate obedience is an automatic response to a command.
1.True
45. Reasoned obedience lets you obey an order while learning from your experience while carrying it out.
1.True
46. What is the primary goal of the Continuous Improvement Program?
3. Increase productivity and produce better quality through leadership
47. How many security classifications does the Navy use to identify classified material?
3. Three
48. Which of the following security classifications is used for information or material that requires the highest degree of protection?
1.Top Secret
49. Having a security clearance automatically grants you access to classified material.
2.False
50.To get a security clearance, you must be a United States citizen.
1.True
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
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
53. If a publication contains unclassified, FOUO, Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret information, what security classification is assigned?
1.Top Secret
54. If you need to find the rules for transmitting classified material, you should refer to what SECNAV instruction?
1. 5510.36
55. Classified information is not transmitted over the telephone except when authorized on approved, secure communications circuits.
1.True
56. Which of the following is a concern of ADP security?
1. Hardware 2. Software 3. Admin procedures 4. All of the above
57. What term defines classified material that is lost, stolen, captured, salvaged, or seen by unauthorized personnel?
3. Compromised
58. What type of communications is one of the least secure communications system?
2.Telephone
59. What action, if any, should you take if you suspect someone you know is compromising classified material?
3. Report it to your CO through the chain of command
60. Terrorists try to force governments or societies to take certain actions for political, religious, or ideological purposes.
1.True
61. The greatest publicity is given to which of the following terrorism methods?
1.Taking hostages 2. Bombing 3. Both 1 and 2 above
62. Which of the following threat conditions affords the highest degree of readiness?
4. DELTA
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
64. In what year did the Geneva Convention establish certain rights for prisoners of war?
2. 1949
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
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