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| The idea of homeland security was primarily the result of the government's reaction to |
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| The ___ ______ _____ was listed in the textbook as a major catalyst for Bin Laden's attack on 9-11. |
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| The Department of Homeland Security was created on _____________. |
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| _______ ________ was the first director sworn in by George Bush. |
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| The ____________ ____, signed on October 2, 2001, provides law enforcement agencies with proper legal authority to support their efforts to collect information on suspected terrorists, detain people suspected of being or aiding terrorists and deter suspected terrorists from entering the U.S. |
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| Which of the following is not a mission of DHS?
a) Prevent Terrorism
b) Secure our Borders
c) Safeguard Cyberspace
d) Protect US (United States) citizens overseas |
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| d) Protect US (United States) citizens overseas |
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| The _________ _________ _____________ __________, created in 2003, provides a consistent approach to prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity. |
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| National Incident Management System |
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| In response to the shortcomings identified after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the ______________ was established to remedy those shortcomings. |
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| Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) |
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| Which of the following is not a result of the act?
a) Disability coordinator established
b) National Emergency Family Register & locator system established
c) FEMA made a separate department supporting DHS |
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| c) FEMA made a separate department supporting DHS |
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| The ___________ stated there are three (3) concepts essential in a comprehensive approach to homeland security. They are security, resilience, customs & exchange. |
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| 2010 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review |
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| The _______________ is responsible for the prosecution of federal crimes including those related to homeland security. |
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| The ________________ is responsible for defending the US (United States) from direct attack. |
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| (True or False) Historically the US has suffered many more deaths and other losses as a result of natural disasters than from terrorist attacks. |
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| A ________ is defined as a physical condition that has the potential to cause fatalities, injuries, property damage, infrastructure damage, agricultural loss, damage to the environment, interruption of business or other types of harms or losses. |
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| A physical condition that exceeds the response capabilities of the response capabilities becomes a ___________. |
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| What are the five (5) types of hazards associated with terrorist attacks & identified by the acronym (CBNRE)? |
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Chemical
Biological
Nuclear
Radiological
Explosives |
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| Which of the following is not considered a hazard group?
a) Natural
b) Technological
c) Environmental
d) Terrorist |
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A hurricane with winds of 135 mph would be classified as which of the following on the Safir-Simpson scale, the scale used to to classify hurricanes in the US.
a) Category 1
b) Category 2
c) Category 3
d) Category 4
e) Category 5 |
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d) Category 4
Reference: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wid Scale
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php |
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A tornado with winds of 140 mph would be classified as which of the following on the Fugita-Pearson intensity scale, the scale used to classify tornados in the US.
a) F-1
b) F-2
c) F-3
d) F-4
e) F-5 |
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c) F-3 is categorized as a Severe tornado with wind speeds of 158-206 mph
<b>Reference:</b> <u>Fujita Tornado Damage Scale</u>
<i>http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html</i> |
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| The term ________ is used to describe incidents where chemical substances are released or misused & pose a risk to people and the environment. They can be the results of unintentional releases. |
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| A ________ combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. |
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Name three(3) types o chemical agents.
a) Nerve agents - Sarin Gas
b) Blister agents - Mustard Gas
c) Choking agents - Phosgene
d) Blood agents - Hydrogencyanide
e) Irritants - Tear gas
f) Incapacitating agent - Agent 15 |
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There are three (3) components to the Department of Homeland Security as it exists today.
a) The Office of the Secretary
b) Pre-existing offices
c) New offices & Dircetorates
Match the following agencies with their respective components.
a) US Coast Guard
b) Executive Secretariat
c) Military Advisor's Office
d) TSA
e) Science & Technology Directorate |
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a) US Coast Guard --->
b) Executive Secretariat --->
c) Military Advisor's Office --->
d) TSA --->
e) Science & Technology Directorate ---> |
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| Which of the following is not listed as a way to introduce chemical agents to the body.
a) Injection
b) Inhaling
c) Ingesting |
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| Information & Analysis relating to which of the following is not a task of the intelligence community?
a) Terrorism
b) Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics
c) Narcotics Trafficking
d) Foreign intelligence activities as directed by the president |
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| b) Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics |
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| Which of the following entities was not created by the Intelligence Reform & Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004?
a) Office of the Director of National Intelligence
b) National Counter-Terrorism Center
c) Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| c) Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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| There are 5 steps in the intelligence cycle: Planning, Collection, Processing, Analysis & Dissemination.
Which one of the following is the source of most intelligence gathered?
a) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
b) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
c) Human Source Intelligence (HUMINT)
*Bonus*
Name two additional sources of intelligence. |
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| a) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
*Bonus*
Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
Communications Intelligence (COMINT) |
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| (True or False) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is the only mechanism for establishing National Intelligence priorities. |
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| Which one of the following is something the intelligence community can not do?
a) Provide assessments & likely scenarios
b) Warn of potential threats & opportunities
c) Violate US (United States) law |
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| c) Violate US (United States) law |
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Oversight of the Intelligence Community comes from which of the following branches of government.
a) Judicial
b) Executive
c) Legislative |
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b) Executive
c) Legislative |
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| (True or False) The Commander of the Joint Chief of Staff serves as the Head of the Intelligence Community (Director of National Intelligence) |
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| (True or False) The CIA has authority to collect intelligence on US National inside the United States. |
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False
Reference: Executive Order #12333 |
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Which member of the intelligence community is responsible for building & operating spy satellites.
a) National Geospacial - Intelligence agency (Imagery map based products)
b) National Reconnaissance Office
c) National Security Agency (NSA) (Information Assurance & Signals Intel Collection) |
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| b) National Reconnaissance Office |
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One of the surveillance programs comprised by Edward Snowden concerned as NSA database of mobile phone data from AT&T & Verizon. It was called...
a) Dishfire (Text Message Intercept)
b) PRISM (Data mining using collected internet communications)
c) Mainway |
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| __________ are the foundation of the nation-state concept, help to establish national identity & enable protection of state sovereignty. |
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Points of Entry (POEs) into the United States include...
a) Border entry control points
b) Seaports
c) International airports
d) All of the above |
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| In 2003, the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) transferred to DHS as what three (3) entities. Which one of the following is not one of the three entities?
a) The US citizenship & immigration service
b) US Immigrant Intelligence Office
c) US Immigration & Customs Enforcement
d) US Customs & Border Protection |
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| b) US Immigrant Intelligence Office |
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| Which of the following is not a function of immigration enforcement?
a) Inspections
b) Border patrol
c) Investigations
d) Duties taxes imposed on goods imported from one country to another |
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| d) Duties taxes imposed on goods imported from one country to another |
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| A tax imposed on the use of certain goods such as gas is called a(n)... |
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| Which of the following is not considered part of the Transportation Network?
a) Freight Rail
b) Pipeline Network
c) Sightseeing Transportation
d) Commercial & General Aviation |
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| c) Sightseeing Transportation |
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The plan that outlines how the government views the role of each partner agency involved in critical infrastructure ownership, operation & protection is which of the following:
a) National Environment Protection Plan
b) National Incident Management Plan |
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| b) National Incident Management Plan |
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Which of the following are areas of focus for the transportation security administration?
a) Identifying risks
b) Prioritizing risks
c) Managing risks
d) All of the above |
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| Which of the following is not part of TSA's law enforcement program?
a) Federal Air Marshall Service
b) Anti-Terrorist training services for civilian law enforcement
c) Canine (K-9)
d) Security Screening |
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| b) Anti-Terrorist training services for civilian law enforcement |
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| (True or False) Mass transit (other than commercial aircraft) security does not fall under the transportation security administration. |
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| Which of the following would not constitute a serious HAZMAT incident as defined by the Department of Transportation?
a) Evacuation of a heavily toxic material
b) Crash on an interstate highway involving a tractor - trailer truck & the release of highly toxic material
c) The accidental overflow of a small amount (Less than a quart) of gas while you are filling your cars's gas tank |
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| c) The accidental overflow of a small amount (Less than a quart) of gas while you are filling your cars's gas tank |
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| The ________________ is the lead Federal Agency for maritime security Homeland Security efforts, including & inspections. |
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A maritime security security level 2 indicates which of the following?
a) Heightened risk
b) Significant risk (Level 1)
c) Terrorist incident imminent or POST incident (Level 3) |
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Tamper proof shipping containers using electronic seals to detect & deter tampering are called which of the following:
a) Tamper boxes
b) Smart boxes
c) Catch boxes |
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| (True or False) Although they may be high interest vessels, no vessel can be boarded & searched prior to port arrival in the the United States. |
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| ______________ is defined as being the activity or process, ability or capability or state, whereby information & communications systems & the information contained there-in are protected from and/or defended against damage, unauthorized use or modification, or exploitation. |
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| (True or False) The cyber infrastructure does not include hardware. It pertains only to communications systems & services along with software systems. |
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Agents of cyber-warfare, cyber-criminals & cyber-terrorists have a broad arsenal of tools with which to carry out their tasks. Which of the following was listed in the textbook as the most popular?
a) Malicious website
b) Keystroke logger
c) worm |
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The theft of personal information for use of personal gain would be an example of...
a) Cyber-warfare
b) Cyber-terrorism
c) Cyber-crime
d) Cyber-espionage |
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The DHS program designed to provide civilian government agencies to detect intrusions into their networks is the...
a) Einstein Program
b) Flaggler Program
c) Backtrack Program |
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Within the DOD (Dept. of Defense), under the US strategic command, what entity is the central strategic center for DOD cyber-operations?
a) US Special Operations Command
b) National Reconnaissance Office
c) US Cyber Command |
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| Which of the following is not one of the 16 current sectors in the National Infrastructure Protein Plan, The Nations plan to protect the national assets considered so vital that the incapacitation or destruction of such assets would have a debilitating effect on the Nations Security, National Economic Security, Public Health or Safety?
a) Banking & Finances
b) Transportation Systems
c) Communications
d) All of the above |
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The web-enabled information services portal that helps State & Local Government build infrastructure programs is called...
a) ACAMS (Automated Critical Asset Management System) - Database that allows for the collection & management of CKIR asset data
b) PCII (Protected Critical Information Program
c) CISCP (Critical Infrastructure Information Sharing & Collaborations Program) |
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| a) ACAMS (Automated Critical Asset Management System) - Database that allows for the collection & management of CKIR asset data |
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| The primary government agency tasked with the security of the transportation system & the US (United States) critical infrastructure is the _______________. |
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| Transportation Security Agency (TSA) |
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