PSYC 3050 PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
▶ _______________ is responsible for coordinating and directing the
protection of the force from all submerged threats. Answer: AX
▶ _______________ is/are the projection of combat power from the sea, to
the shore, and beyond. Answer: Maritime power projection
▶ The _______________ is responsible for protecting the force from other
hostile ships. Answer: SUWC
▶ _______________ is the total of the numbers and types of ships,
aircraft, personnel, bases, and equipment the Navy requires to carry out
the tasks it has been assigned. Answer: Force structure
▶ The _______________ forms what has often been called the "survivable
leg" of the nuclear triad. Answer: SSBN
▶ _______________ give(s) a nation the ability to conduct its own
operations in a given area, while preventing an adversary the use of the
same common sea space. Answer: Sea control
▶ Which of the following describes a primary function of the Navy?
Answer: All the answers are correct.
▶ _______________ enables non-nuclear submarines to conduct long
submerged patrols with their batteries fully charged. Answer: Air
independent propulsion
▶ _______________ include those various activities, operations, and
capabilities for which the Services are responsible. Answer: Functions
▶ _______________ is the state of mind brought about by a credible threat
of retaliation, a conviction that the action being contemplated cannot
succeed, or a belief that the costs of the action will exceed any possible
gain. Answer: Deterrence
,▶ _______________ is responsible for protecting the force against air-
breathing and ballistic missile threats. Answer: ADC
▶ _______________ describe(s) a military operation launched from the
sea with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force ashore to
accomplish an assigned mission. Answer: Amphibious operations
▶ Which of the following is an advantage of mine warfare? Answer:
Stealthy
▶ _______________ is a relatively low-cost, but highly effective area of
warfare. Answer: Mine warfare
▶ _______________ are those tasks assigned to the unified and specified
combatant commanders by the President or the Secretary of Defense.
Answer: Missions
▶ _______________ is/are the employment of naval forces, supported by
land and air forces as appropriate, in order to achieve military objectives in
vital sea areas. Answer: Sea control
▶ The _______________ shall be organized, trained, and equipped to
provide for the conduct of land operations as may be essential to the
prosecution of a naval campaign. Answer: Marine Corps
▶ The dual effects of a shock wave and an expanding gas bubble are
characteristic of a _______________. Answer: mine explosion
▶ _______________ are the broad and enduring purposes specified by
Congress in law for the Services and selected DOD components. Answer:
Roles
▶ _______________ establish each Service's leading position in its
respective domain of war. Answer: Roles
▶ Joint warfare is best described as ______________. (Select the best
answer.) Answer: the integrated and synchronized application of all
appropriate capabilities
, ▶ Marines seek to avoid attrition by employing ______________ warfare
against an adversary's critical vulnerabilities. Answer: maneuver
▶ The Marine Corps' standing operational organization is called a
______________. Answer: Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
▶ Marines fight as an integrated air-ground-logistics task force under a
single commander called a ______________ Commander. Answer:
MAGTF
▶ Historically, the Marine Corps has conducted operations
______________ of the ROMO. Answer: at the lower end
▶ The personnel, bases, and activities that support the Marine Corps'
operating forces comprise the Marine Corps ______________. Answer:
supporting establishment
▶ There are ______________ types of Marine Air Ground Task Forces.
Answer: four
▶ All Marine Corps components reinforce and support the
______________. Answer: Marine Corps Operating Forces
▶ The Marine Corps fields specialized forces that may be deployed outside
of the MAGTF, these forces are: Select all that apply. Answer: Chemical
Biological Incident Response Force
Security Force Battalion
Anti-Terrorism Battalion
▶ The general functions and composition of the Marine Corps are
described in ______________. Select all that apply. Answer: Title 10, U.S.
Code
DoD Directive 5100.1
▶ Which forces comprise the Marine Corps' combatant command-level
service components? Select all that apply. Answer: MARFORCOM
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
▶ _______________ is responsible for coordinating and directing the
protection of the force from all submerged threats. Answer: AX
▶ _______________ is/are the projection of combat power from the sea, to
the shore, and beyond. Answer: Maritime power projection
▶ The _______________ is responsible for protecting the force from other
hostile ships. Answer: SUWC
▶ _______________ is the total of the numbers and types of ships,
aircraft, personnel, bases, and equipment the Navy requires to carry out
the tasks it has been assigned. Answer: Force structure
▶ The _______________ forms what has often been called the "survivable
leg" of the nuclear triad. Answer: SSBN
▶ _______________ give(s) a nation the ability to conduct its own
operations in a given area, while preventing an adversary the use of the
same common sea space. Answer: Sea control
▶ Which of the following describes a primary function of the Navy?
Answer: All the answers are correct.
▶ _______________ enables non-nuclear submarines to conduct long
submerged patrols with their batteries fully charged. Answer: Air
independent propulsion
▶ _______________ include those various activities, operations, and
capabilities for which the Services are responsible. Answer: Functions
▶ _______________ is the state of mind brought about by a credible threat
of retaliation, a conviction that the action being contemplated cannot
succeed, or a belief that the costs of the action will exceed any possible
gain. Answer: Deterrence
,▶ _______________ is responsible for protecting the force against air-
breathing and ballistic missile threats. Answer: ADC
▶ _______________ describe(s) a military operation launched from the
sea with the primary purpose of introducing a landing force ashore to
accomplish an assigned mission. Answer: Amphibious operations
▶ Which of the following is an advantage of mine warfare? Answer:
Stealthy
▶ _______________ is a relatively low-cost, but highly effective area of
warfare. Answer: Mine warfare
▶ _______________ are those tasks assigned to the unified and specified
combatant commanders by the President or the Secretary of Defense.
Answer: Missions
▶ _______________ is/are the employment of naval forces, supported by
land and air forces as appropriate, in order to achieve military objectives in
vital sea areas. Answer: Sea control
▶ The _______________ shall be organized, trained, and equipped to
provide for the conduct of land operations as may be essential to the
prosecution of a naval campaign. Answer: Marine Corps
▶ The dual effects of a shock wave and an expanding gas bubble are
characteristic of a _______________. Answer: mine explosion
▶ _______________ are the broad and enduring purposes specified by
Congress in law for the Services and selected DOD components. Answer:
Roles
▶ _______________ establish each Service's leading position in its
respective domain of war. Answer: Roles
▶ Joint warfare is best described as ______________. (Select the best
answer.) Answer: the integrated and synchronized application of all
appropriate capabilities
, ▶ Marines seek to avoid attrition by employing ______________ warfare
against an adversary's critical vulnerabilities. Answer: maneuver
▶ The Marine Corps' standing operational organization is called a
______________. Answer: Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
▶ Marines fight as an integrated air-ground-logistics task force under a
single commander called a ______________ Commander. Answer:
MAGTF
▶ Historically, the Marine Corps has conducted operations
______________ of the ROMO. Answer: at the lower end
▶ The personnel, bases, and activities that support the Marine Corps'
operating forces comprise the Marine Corps ______________. Answer:
supporting establishment
▶ There are ______________ types of Marine Air Ground Task Forces.
Answer: four
▶ All Marine Corps components reinforce and support the
______________. Answer: Marine Corps Operating Forces
▶ The Marine Corps fields specialized forces that may be deployed outside
of the MAGTF, these forces are: Select all that apply. Answer: Chemical
Biological Incident Response Force
Security Force Battalion
Anti-Terrorism Battalion
▶ The general functions and composition of the Marine Corps are
described in ______________. Select all that apply. Answer: Title 10, U.S.
Code
DoD Directive 5100.1
▶ Which forces comprise the Marine Corps' combatant command-level
service components? Select all that apply. Answer: MARFORCOM
