NAE Set 1 Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which aircraft is the Navy's communication relay for ballistic missile submarines and airborne
command posts? - CORRECT ANSWER E-6A Mercury
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? - CORRECT ANSWER Constantinople
Which aircraft is a twin engine cargo/passenger aircraft whose primary mission is carrier on-board
delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER C-2A Greyhound
What is a boundary between two different air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the
other? - CORRECT ANSWER Stationary Front
What is the freezing point of seawater? - CORRECT ANSWER 31.5 F
In the battle of Lepanto in 1571, which forces defeated the Ottoman Turks? - CORRECT
ANSWER Christian forces
Which airframe is a joint service multi-mission aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
capabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER V-22 Osprey
What were the Punic Wars between? - CORRECT ANSWER Rome and Carthage
What is a two-seat turboprop trainer that provides primary flight training for Navy/Marine Corps
pilots? - CORRECT ANSWER T-34C Turbomentor
What is a nation's ability to defend its lines of sea communications and deny the enemy the use of the
sea to carry on a war? - CORRECT ANSWER Sea Power
What is the name of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier? - CORRECT ANSWER USS
Enterprise
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which aircraft is the Navy's communication relay for ballistic missile submarines and airborne
command posts? - CORRECT ANSWER E-6A Mercury
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? - CORRECT ANSWER Constantinople
Which aircraft is a twin engine cargo/passenger aircraft whose primary mission is carrier on-board
delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER C-2A Greyhound
What is a boundary between two different air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the
other? - CORRECT ANSWER Stationary Front
What is the freezing point of seawater? - CORRECT ANSWER 31.5 F
In the battle of Lepanto in 1571, which forces defeated the Ottoman Turks? - CORRECT
ANSWER Christian forces
Which airframe is a joint service multi-mission aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
capabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER V-22 Osprey
What were the Punic Wars between? - CORRECT ANSWER Rome and Carthage
What is a two-seat turboprop trainer that provides primary flight training for Navy/Marine Corps
pilots? - CORRECT ANSWER T-34C Turbomentor
What is a nation's ability to defend its lines of sea communications and deny the enemy the use of the
sea to carry on a war? - CORRECT ANSWER Sea Power
What is the name of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier? - CORRECT ANSWER USS
Enterprise
