AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness
for Emergency Responders ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Title 18 United States Code (USC) § 2331 defines domestic terrorism in part as "...appear to
be 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; and occur primarily": - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Which of the following actions is potentially part of executing an attack?
Theft of employee ID cards
An attempt to gain access to restricted areas
Leaving an unattended vehicle in close proximity to a potential target
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All of the above
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following
is critical to meeting that challenge? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gathering target
intelligence
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might
include:
All telecommunications towers
Electrical power generation and transmission facilities
Amusement parks
Sewage treatment plants
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All of the above
, CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials
CIKR stand for Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Resources
What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of
Mass Destruction (WMD) release? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize the hazard/threat
When an incident is suspected of involving criminal or terrorist activity, awareness-level
personnel/responders already on the scene of an incident should be able to recognize the
presence of hazardous materials and do all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Neutralize the hazard
The RAIN concept is used by individuals to quickly gather and process information and to
synthesize the information in order to facilitate life safety actions at an incident. The letter
"R" in RAIN stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize
The acronym RAIN represents several action steps to help responders at a Hazardous
Material/Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) incident. What are these action
steps? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive
Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Class 7
How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅9
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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Senses
for Emergency Responders ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Title 18 United States Code (USC) § 2331 defines domestic terrorism in part as "...appear to
be 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; and occur primarily": - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
Which of the following actions is potentially part of executing an attack?
Theft of employee ID cards
An attempt to gain access to restricted areas
Leaving an unattended vehicle in close proximity to a potential target
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All of the above
There are many challenges to identifying potential terrorist activities. Which of the following
is critical to meeting that challenge? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gathering target
intelligence
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might
include:
All telecommunications towers
Electrical power generation and transmission facilities
Amusement parks
Sewage treatment plants
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All of the above
, CIKR are potential targets for criminal or terrorists using hazardous materials. The initials
CIKR stand for Critical Infrastructure and Key ____________: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Resources
What is the primary consideration when encountering a hazardous material or Weapon of
Mass Destruction (WMD) release? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize the hazard/threat
When an incident is suspected of involving criminal or terrorist activity, awareness-level
personnel/responders already on the scene of an incident should be able to recognize the
presence of hazardous materials and do all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Neutralize the hazard
The RAIN concept is used by individuals to quickly gather and process information and to
synthesize the information in order to facilitate life safety actions at an incident. The letter
"R" in RAIN stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize
The acronym RAIN represents several action steps to help responders at a Hazardous
Material/Weapons of Mass Destruction (HazMat/WMD) incident. What are these action
steps? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify
What does the acronym CBRNE stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive
Radioactive materials are in which Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Class 7
How many hazard classes does the Department of Transportation (DOT) list? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅9
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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Senses
