AWR-160-W WMD Terrorism Awareness Pre-test for
Emergency Responders Questions and Answers
1. The definition of terrorism according to Title 18 United States Code (USC)
is: - answers>The correct answer is: Acts intended to intimidate or coerce a
civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by intimidation
or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping
2. The four most common terrorist activities include gathering target
intelligence, acquiring materials necessary for an attack, preparing
materials, and: - answers>The correct answer is: Executing the first steps of
an attack
3. Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist
targets. CIKR might include: - answers>The correct answer is: All of the
above
4. CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous
materials. The initials CIKR stand for Critical Infrastructure and Key
____________: - answers>The correct answer is: Resources
5. You are a first responder dispatched to a hazardous materials incident. You
find evidence that it may be the result of criminal or terrorist activity. Who
would you first notify? - answers>The correct answer is: Incident
Commander
6. Hazardous materials are regulated by several different government
agencies. The five main federal agencies involved in hazardous materials
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, regulation are the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and: - answers>The correct answer is: Department of Transportation (DOT)
7. Which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class contains organic
peroxides and oxidizers? - answers>The correct answer is: Class 5
8. The seven basic clues for recognizing a Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
incident are potential sources, container shapes, marking and colors, labels
and placards, shipping papers and facility documents, monitoring and
detection equipment, and: - answers>The correct answer is: Senses
9. Protective actions are "those steps taken to safeguard the health and safety
of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving
releases of dangerous goods" (DOT 2012, pg. 288). Protective actions are
listed in the green- and ____________ -bordered pages of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG). - answers>The correct answer is: Orange
10.The blue area of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704
diamond identifies hazards related to: - answers>The correct answer is:
Health
11.The shipping paper used in water transportation is called a: - answers>The
correct answer is: Dangerous cargo manifest
12.The area from which you evacuate the public is called the: - answers>The
correct answer is: Protective action zone
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Emergency Responders Questions and Answers
1. The definition of terrorism according to Title 18 United States Code (USC)
is: - answers>The correct answer is: Acts intended to intimidate or coerce a
civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by intimidation
or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping
2. The four most common terrorist activities include gathering target
intelligence, acquiring materials necessary for an attack, preparing
materials, and: - answers>The correct answer is: Executing the first steps of
an attack
3. Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist
targets. CIKR might include: - answers>The correct answer is: All of the
above
4. CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous
materials. The initials CIKR stand for Critical Infrastructure and Key
____________: - answers>The correct answer is: Resources
5. You are a first responder dispatched to a hazardous materials incident. You
find evidence that it may be the result of criminal or terrorist activity. Who
would you first notify? - answers>The correct answer is: Incident
Commander
6. Hazardous materials are regulated by several different government
agencies. The five main federal agencies involved in hazardous materials
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, regulation are the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and: - answers>The correct answer is: Department of Transportation (DOT)
7. Which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class contains organic
peroxides and oxidizers? - answers>The correct answer is: Class 5
8. The seven basic clues for recognizing a Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
incident are potential sources, container shapes, marking and colors, labels
and placards, shipping papers and facility documents, monitoring and
detection equipment, and: - answers>The correct answer is: Senses
9. Protective actions are "those steps taken to safeguard the health and safety
of emergency responders and the public during an incident involving
releases of dangerous goods" (DOT 2012, pg. 288). Protective actions are
listed in the green- and ____________ -bordered pages of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG). - answers>The correct answer is: Orange
10.The blue area of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704
diamond identifies hazards related to: - answers>The correct answer is:
Health
11.The shipping paper used in water transportation is called a: - answers>The
correct answer is: Dangerous cargo manifest
12.The area from which you evacuate the public is called the: - answers>The
correct answer is: Protective action zone
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