CPO Test questions with correct answers 2023/2024
The ASIS International General Security Risk Assessment Guideline defines an asset as "Any real or
personal property, tangible or intangible, that a company or individual owns, that can be given or
assigned a monetary value.
True or False
True
CPTED stands for Crime Prevention through Environmental Dedication.
True or False
False
CPTED: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
Physical security planning was originally based upon response to a military threat.
True or False
True
Risk Management is a term closely associated with the insurance industry.
True or False
True
A vulnerability assessment will include a thorough examination of the following:
A. Facility and personnel
B. Contents and material
C. Suppliers and contractors
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Deterrence is the practice of discouraging an individual or group from even attempting to attack the
asset.
True or False
True
All risks can be reduced completely.
True or False
False
There is a theory of loss control developed by Bottom and Kostanoski in security and loss control. It is
known as:
A. WASTE
B. WASTMGMT
,C. WAECUP
D. WHATSUP
C. WAECUP
The most intangible valuation of an asset would be in what is referred to as:
A. Liquid asset
B. Respectful damage
C. Punitive damage
D. Reputational damage
D. Reputational damage
Intangible property include things such as goodwill, proprietary information, and related property.
True or False
False
Intangible Property: Something which a corporation can have ownership of and can transfer
ownership to another corporation, but has no physical substance, for example brand identity or
knowledge/intellectual property.
Which of these is a type of control force used in Ancient Rome?
A. Roman chariots
B. Praetorian guards
C. Varangian guards
D. Nubian mercenaries
B. Praetorian guards
In what year and country did the Peshtigo Fire occur?
A. 1655, England
B. 1655, America
C. 1871, England
D. 1871, America
D. 1871, America
Railroad police were, and still are, a privately employed police force with full law enforcement
authority.
True or False
True
Which of these are reasons that are driving radical Islamic fundamentalism?
A. Undereducated or miseducated young men who have learned that the United States is "The Great
Satan"
B. A large number of unemployed or underemployed people living in poverty.
C. Charismatic leaders
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
, What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?
A. This act ensured collective bargaining rights
B. This allowed the first labor union to be formed
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a
substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
D. This act forced labor unions to temporarily disband until clearer regulations for labor unions could
be put into place.
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a
substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
Intrusion alarms are point protection only.
True or False
True
Which of these are lessons that have been learned by studying the history of security?
A. The need for a chain of command
B. An increase in professionalism
C. The need for professional training
D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
Allan Pinkerton was known for which of the following unique innovations?
A. Arming officers with handguns
B. Extensive centralized records
C. A training camp for his employees
D. The idea
B. Extensive centralized records
The central alarm/dispatch operations is "the brain" of a security operation, serving as the command,
control, and communications center.
True or False
True
Which of the following best describes a protection officer?
A. A man or a woman hired to look after an entrance door.
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
C. A man or a woman in charge of welcoming visitors and providing them with information
D. A man or a woman hired to dissuade potential trespassers
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
The career path of a protection officer might take him through:
A. Operational level
The ASIS International General Security Risk Assessment Guideline defines an asset as "Any real or
personal property, tangible or intangible, that a company or individual owns, that can be given or
assigned a monetary value.
True or False
True
CPTED stands for Crime Prevention through Environmental Dedication.
True or False
False
CPTED: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
Physical security planning was originally based upon response to a military threat.
True or False
True
Risk Management is a term closely associated with the insurance industry.
True or False
True
A vulnerability assessment will include a thorough examination of the following:
A. Facility and personnel
B. Contents and material
C. Suppliers and contractors
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Deterrence is the practice of discouraging an individual or group from even attempting to attack the
asset.
True or False
True
All risks can be reduced completely.
True or False
False
There is a theory of loss control developed by Bottom and Kostanoski in security and loss control. It is
known as:
A. WASTE
B. WASTMGMT
,C. WAECUP
D. WHATSUP
C. WAECUP
The most intangible valuation of an asset would be in what is referred to as:
A. Liquid asset
B. Respectful damage
C. Punitive damage
D. Reputational damage
D. Reputational damage
Intangible property include things such as goodwill, proprietary information, and related property.
True or False
False
Intangible Property: Something which a corporation can have ownership of and can transfer
ownership to another corporation, but has no physical substance, for example brand identity or
knowledge/intellectual property.
Which of these is a type of control force used in Ancient Rome?
A. Roman chariots
B. Praetorian guards
C. Varangian guards
D. Nubian mercenaries
B. Praetorian guards
In what year and country did the Peshtigo Fire occur?
A. 1655, England
B. 1655, America
C. 1871, England
D. 1871, America
D. 1871, America
Railroad police were, and still are, a privately employed police force with full law enforcement
authority.
True or False
True
Which of these are reasons that are driving radical Islamic fundamentalism?
A. Undereducated or miseducated young men who have learned that the United States is "The Great
Satan"
B. A large number of unemployed or underemployed people living in poverty.
C. Charismatic leaders
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
, What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?
A. This act ensured collective bargaining rights
B. This allowed the first labor union to be formed
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a
substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
D. This act forced labor unions to temporarily disband until clearer regulations for labor unions could
be put into place.
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a
substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
Intrusion alarms are point protection only.
True or False
True
Which of these are lessons that have been learned by studying the history of security?
A. The need for a chain of command
B. An increase in professionalism
C. The need for professional training
D. Both B and C
D. Both B and C
Allan Pinkerton was known for which of the following unique innovations?
A. Arming officers with handguns
B. Extensive centralized records
C. A training camp for his employees
D. The idea
B. Extensive centralized records
The central alarm/dispatch operations is "the brain" of a security operation, serving as the command,
control, and communications center.
True or False
True
Which of the following best describes a protection officer?
A. A man or a woman hired to look after an entrance door.
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
C. A man or a woman in charge of welcoming visitors and providing them with information
D. A man or a woman hired to dissuade potential trespassers
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
The career path of a protection officer might take him through:
A. Operational level
