MILITARY DECISION MAKING PROCESS
(MDMP) EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
What is the acronym used to represent civil considerations during the
MA step of MDMP? --CORRECT ANSWER--ASCOPE
ASCOPE stands for --CORRECT ANSWER--Area
Structures
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events
A in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--Area
S in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--structures
C in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--capabilities
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,O in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--organizations
P in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--people
E in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--events
The 4 Steps to IPB --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Define the operational
environment.
2. Describe environmental effects on operations.
3. Evaluate the threat.
4. Determine threat courses of action.
IPB Step 1 --CORRECT ANSWER--Define the operational
environment
IPB Step 2 --CORRECT ANSWER--Describe the Environmental
Effects on Operations
IPB Step 3 --CORRECT ANSWER--Evaluate the threat
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,IPB Step 4 --CORRECT ANSWER--Determine threat courses of
action
High Payoff Target --CORRECT ANSWER--Targets whose loss to
the threat Commander will contribute to the success of the friendly
COA.
High Value Target --CORRECT ANSWER--Assets that the threat
commander requires for the successful completion of a specific COA
METT-TC mission variables stands for --CORRECT ANSWER--
Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops, Time available, and
civil considerations
M in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--mission
E in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--enemy
What are the 3 T's in METT-TC? --CORRECT ANSWER--Terrain
and Weather, Troops and Time Available
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, C in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--Civilian Considerations
What are the three types of terrain mobility classifications? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Severely restricted, restricted and unrestricted
What are the warfighting functions? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection
What are the two techniques commonly used to display the results of
COA analysis? --CORRECT ANSWER--Synchronization matrix and
sketch note
Assessing combat power requires assessing what two factors such as
morale and training? --CORRECT ANSWER--Tangible and
intangible
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(MDMP) EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
What is the acronym used to represent civil considerations during the
MA step of MDMP? --CORRECT ANSWER--ASCOPE
ASCOPE stands for --CORRECT ANSWER--Area
Structures
Capabilities
Organizations
People
Events
A in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--Area
S in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--structures
C in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--capabilities
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,O in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--organizations
P in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--people
E in ASCOPE --CORRECT ANSWER--events
The 4 Steps to IPB --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Define the operational
environment.
2. Describe environmental effects on operations.
3. Evaluate the threat.
4. Determine threat courses of action.
IPB Step 1 --CORRECT ANSWER--Define the operational
environment
IPB Step 2 --CORRECT ANSWER--Describe the Environmental
Effects on Operations
IPB Step 3 --CORRECT ANSWER--Evaluate the threat
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,IPB Step 4 --CORRECT ANSWER--Determine threat courses of
action
High Payoff Target --CORRECT ANSWER--Targets whose loss to
the threat Commander will contribute to the success of the friendly
COA.
High Value Target --CORRECT ANSWER--Assets that the threat
commander requires for the successful completion of a specific COA
METT-TC mission variables stands for --CORRECT ANSWER--
Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops, Time available, and
civil considerations
M in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--mission
E in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--enemy
What are the 3 T's in METT-TC? --CORRECT ANSWER--Terrain
and Weather, Troops and Time Available
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, C in METT-TC --CORRECT ANSWER--Civilian Considerations
What are the three types of terrain mobility classifications? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Severely restricted, restricted and unrestricted
What are the warfighting functions? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection
What are the two techniques commonly used to display the results of
COA analysis? --CORRECT ANSWER--Synchronization matrix and
sketch note
Assessing combat power requires assessing what two factors such as
morale and training? --CORRECT ANSWER--Tangible and
intangible
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