PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025-2026 #6
What organization is the Visual Information records center for DOD? - correct answer
Defense Imagery Management Operation Center
Why do DOD and all military services collect, preserve and accession visual information
products? - correct answer To meet operational, informational and historical needs
What government agency provides disposition requirements for DOD visual information
products? - correct answer The National Archives and Records Administration
Service visual information policy gives guidance on ______________. - correct answer
Visual and pictorial representation, with or without sound
On the topic of visual information policies, regulations, instructions and directives, select
the answer on the right that BEST answers the question on the left. You must match all
answers correctly to score one point. Partial credit is not possible. - correct answer
Service Public Affairs Policy a. Protects individual privacy
Privacy Act of 1974 b. Ensures credibility of official DOD imagery
DOD Instruction 5040.02 c. Policy guidance on military social media use
DOD instruction 8550.01 d Law that keeps citizens "in the know"
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) e. Primary public affairs resource
Military public affairs personnel should act as liaisons with the media and not interfere
with the reporting process. - correct answer True
This is the principle means of media coverage. - correct answer Open and independent
reporting
A PAG is a package of information that can be provided to the media to answer
pertinent questions relating to defense information and operations. - correct answer
false
What package of information can military communicators and public affairs officers use
to support the public discussion of defense information and operations? - correct
answer Public affairs guidance
The free flow of general and military information shall be made available to service
members and their families without _________________. - correct answer Both a and b
What are the two major provisions of DOD's policy on releasing information? - correct
answer Accurate and timely information made available to the public
What is the public affairs motto when releasing information to the public? - correct
answer Maximum disclosure, minimum delay
, How can you summarize the DOD Principles of Information? - correct answer Maximum
disclosure, minimum delay
As a military communicator, you need to know what is critical information on your base
so that you can protect it when developing your products. - correct answer true
Information about the activities, intentions, capabilities or limitations of the U.S. Military
or their allies that could degrade mission effectiveness is called ______________. -
correct answer Critical Information
What is the hardest limitation to overcome on the release of information? - correct
answer Accuracy
What limits the DOD's public release of information? - correct answer The safeguarding
of OPSEC
Of the four SAPP limitations, which one is the most important? - correct answer security
This concept is often used to protect certain information from potential enemies of the
United States. - correct answer Need to know
Why does the public have a right to know about unclassified military matters? - correct
answer The public is entitled to know how their tax dollars are being spent.
What three things should a person have before releasing information? - correct answer
Ability, competence and authority
Who is responsible for releasing information at the seat of government? - correct
answer The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
It's possible to copyright your work created as part of your official duties. - correct
answer false
What allows portions of copyrighted work to be used, so long as the use does not
destroy the commercial value of the copyright work? - correct answer Fair Use Doctrine
Which of the following is NOT releasable under the Privacy Act of 1974? - correct
answer Home address
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information should be approached with
a spirit to _______, not ________. - correct answer Release, withhold
What is the minimum compliance standard under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1998? - correct answer All images must have alt text to describe the picture.
2025-2026 #6
What organization is the Visual Information records center for DOD? - correct answer
Defense Imagery Management Operation Center
Why do DOD and all military services collect, preserve and accession visual information
products? - correct answer To meet operational, informational and historical needs
What government agency provides disposition requirements for DOD visual information
products? - correct answer The National Archives and Records Administration
Service visual information policy gives guidance on ______________. - correct answer
Visual and pictorial representation, with or without sound
On the topic of visual information policies, regulations, instructions and directives, select
the answer on the right that BEST answers the question on the left. You must match all
answers correctly to score one point. Partial credit is not possible. - correct answer
Service Public Affairs Policy a. Protects individual privacy
Privacy Act of 1974 b. Ensures credibility of official DOD imagery
DOD Instruction 5040.02 c. Policy guidance on military social media use
DOD instruction 8550.01 d Law that keeps citizens "in the know"
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) e. Primary public affairs resource
Military public affairs personnel should act as liaisons with the media and not interfere
with the reporting process. - correct answer True
This is the principle means of media coverage. - correct answer Open and independent
reporting
A PAG is a package of information that can be provided to the media to answer
pertinent questions relating to defense information and operations. - correct answer
false
What package of information can military communicators and public affairs officers use
to support the public discussion of defense information and operations? - correct
answer Public affairs guidance
The free flow of general and military information shall be made available to service
members and their families without _________________. - correct answer Both a and b
What are the two major provisions of DOD's policy on releasing information? - correct
answer Accurate and timely information made available to the public
What is the public affairs motto when releasing information to the public? - correct
answer Maximum disclosure, minimum delay
, How can you summarize the DOD Principles of Information? - correct answer Maximum
disclosure, minimum delay
As a military communicator, you need to know what is critical information on your base
so that you can protect it when developing your products. - correct answer true
Information about the activities, intentions, capabilities or limitations of the U.S. Military
or their allies that could degrade mission effectiveness is called ______________. -
correct answer Critical Information
What is the hardest limitation to overcome on the release of information? - correct
answer Accuracy
What limits the DOD's public release of information? - correct answer The safeguarding
of OPSEC
Of the four SAPP limitations, which one is the most important? - correct answer security
This concept is often used to protect certain information from potential enemies of the
United States. - correct answer Need to know
Why does the public have a right to know about unclassified military matters? - correct
answer The public is entitled to know how their tax dollars are being spent.
What three things should a person have before releasing information? - correct answer
Ability, competence and authority
Who is responsible for releasing information at the seat of government? - correct
answer The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
It's possible to copyright your work created as part of your official duties. - correct
answer false
What allows portions of copyrighted work to be used, so long as the use does not
destroy the commercial value of the copyright work? - correct answer Fair Use Doctrine
Which of the following is NOT releasable under the Privacy Act of 1974? - correct
answer Home address
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information should be approached with
a spirit to _______, not ________. - correct answer Release, withhold
What is the minimum compliance standard under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1998? - correct answer All images must have alt text to describe the picture.
