Naval Knowledge Unit 2 Practice Exercise

What is the phonetic alphabet word for the letter "T"?
1. Tennessee
2. Turkey
3. Ten
4. Thomas
5. Tango
What is the name of the corporate research and development laboratory of the Office of Naval Research?
1. The Naval Defense Laboratory
2. The Underwater Sound Laboratory
3. The Naval Electronics Laboratory
4. The Naval Research Laboratory
5. The Radiological Defense Laboratory
Which of the following Services does NOT have a research and development program?
1. The Navy
2. All of the Services have research and development programs.
3. The Army
4. The Air Force
5. The Marine Corps
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Mediterranean Sea as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Third
2. Sixth
3. Fifth
4. Seventh
5. Second
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Eastern Pacific Ocean as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Seventh
2. Sixth
3. Second
4. Third
5. Fifth
Which of the following is NOT a type of intelligence?
1. MILINT
2. ELINT
3. HUMINT
4. PHOTOINT
5. COMINT
Which of the following terms is NOT one of the classifications of Naval Air Warfare?
1. Surface to Air
2. These are all classifications of Naval Air Warfare.
3. Air to Surface
4. Surface to Surface
5. Air to Air
In the mid-1960s and 1970s, the U.S. Navy Lafayette-class SSBNs patrolled the world with what type of nuclear missile?
1. Harpoon
2. Trident
3. Polaris
4. Poseidon
5. Tomahawk
Which of the following sources of intelligence might require sending agents and spies to gather the required information?
1. Diplomatic Sources
2. Covert Sources
3. Counterintelligence Sources
4. Technical Collection
5. Open Sources
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary missions of carrier strike forces?
1. To seek out and destroy enemy air, surface, and subsurface forces.
2. To capture a land area from which air operations can be launched and supported.
3. To strike against remote enemy installations.
4. To protect amphibious forces from enemy attack.
5. To provide close air support.
Who was the first person to insist that the United States acquire overseas bases for coaling and logistics support?
1. James Forrestal
2. James Madison
3. President Wilson
4. President Teddy Roosevelt
5. Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Admiral in charge of COMNAVAIRLANT would have control of the naval forces in which ocean?
1. The Atlantic Ocean
2. The Pacific Ocean
3. The Arctic Ocean
4. The Indian Ocean
5. The Arabian Gulf
What frequencies do Over The Horizon (OTH) radio systems use?
1. Radio systems are line-of-sight only and cannot transmit over the horizon.
2. High Frequency
3. They can use any frequencies.
4. Mid-range Frequencies
5. Low Frequency
Which of the following is NOT a potential primary mission area for UAVs?
1. Chemical and biological agent detection.
2. Tactical-communications relays
3. Airborne replenishment
4. Battle-damage assessment
5. Reconnaissance
What term is used to describe the electronic scrambling of naval messages so that they can be sent in coded form?
1. Decryption
2. Encryption
3. Facsimile
4. Gertrude
5. Nancy
What is the best form of visual communications for long messages.
1. Nancy
2. Flashing Lights
3. Semaphore
4. Gertrude
5. Flaghoist
What are the strongest advantages to the semaphore method of visual communications?
1. None of these combinations are advantages of the semaphore system.
2. Reliability and distance
3. Speed and security
4. Speed and distance
5. Reliability and security
Which of the following is NOT one of the agencies that ultimately develop and procure the equipment and weapons required by the CNO for the Navy?
1. The Marine Corps
2. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
3. The Naval Air Systems Command
4. The Naval Sea Systems Command
5. The Naval Amphibious Warfare Systems Command
What percentage of the total US. oceanographic effort is done by the U.S. Navy?
1. 25%
2. 50%
3. 40%
4. 75%
5. 10%
The signal bridge on a naval ship can perform all of the functions of the radio except for what?
1. Short-range communications
2. Long-range communications
3. Secure communications
4. Encrypted communications
5. Unencrypted communications
Which of the following is NOT one of the eight intelligence agencies within the Department of Defense?
1. The National Security Agency
2. The National Security Council
3. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
4. The National Reconnaissance Office
5. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Why did the world's powers start to acquire coaling bases toward the end of the 19th century?
1. Because their economies had shifted to coal-burning energy plants and required the import of vast amounts of coal.
2. Because ships had switched to steam propulsion and they needed such stations to refuel.
3. To gain access to the diamond mines found in these area throughout the world.
4. Coaling bases were not sought after by the world powers in the late 19th century.
5. Because of the need for coal-fired furnaces for ship-building.
Which of the following statements is true concerning visual communications?
1. It is as reliable but less convenient than radio, but usually more secure.
2. It is less reliable but more convenient than radio, but usually less secure.
3. It is less reliable but as convenient as radio and usually more secure.
4. It is as reliable and convenient as radio and usually more secure.
5. It is as reliable and convenient as radio but usually less secure.
What has reduced the need for spy plane flights in modern time?
1. Intelligence satellites.
2. Better Communications Intelligence (COMINT)
3. Stealth technology
4. The need for spy plane flights has not been reduced at all.
5. Better forms of stand-off intelligence collection aircraft.
In modern-day carrier battle groups, how many carriers are there?
1. Five
2. Two
3. One
4. Three
5. Four
Which of the six functional areas of logistics would include administrative and personnel support to operational forces?
1. Supply
2. Engineering
3. Health Services
4. Other Services
5. Maintenance
Which of the following is NOT a type of U.S. Navy Combatant Craft?
1. All of these are types of U.S. Navy Combatant Craft?
2. Patrol Craft
3. Mine Warfare Craft
4. Amphibious Warfare Craft
5. Service Craft
What is the counterintelligence and investigative arm of the Navy called?
1. The Naval Reconnaissance Office
2. The Naval Intelligence Agency
3. The Office of Naval Intelligence
4. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
5. The Naval Security Agency
What is the primary goal of the Navy's oceanographic effort?
1. National Defense
2. Environmental Protection
3. The Advancement of International Law of the Sea
4. Industrial Applications
5. A Complete Mapping of the Seabed.
Which of the following is a reason for someone to become a spy?
1. Hatred for another country
2. Need for money
3. Fear
4. Love of their country
5. These are all common reasons for someone to become a spy.
How was the logistics needs of the Marine force fighting their way out of the Chosin Reservoir area during the Korean War met?
1. By pack mule
2. By air drops
3. By naval sealift
4. By helicopter transport
5. By convoys of trucks
Which of the following is NOT among the technologies currently being pursued by Navy R&D?
1. These are all examples of currently R&D projects.
2. SURTASS
3. ASAT and ABM weapon systems.
4. Automated mine detection and countermeasures systems.
5. Catamaran-hulled amphibious transport ships.
What is the name of the U.S. Navy missile that allow naval surface forces and attack submarines to hit land targets from positions far offshore?
1. Hellfire
2. Maverick
3. Tomahawk
4. HARM
5. Harpoon
What is the phonetic alphabet word for the letter "B"?
1. Beta
2. Baker
3. Boat
4. Bravo
5. Barnacle
Which step in the Intelligence Cycle involves the conversion of vast amounts of information coming into the system from all sources into a form more suitable for producing finished intelligence?
1. Processing
2. Planning and Direction
3. Collection
4. Dissemination
5. Analysis and Production
What is the abbreviation used for the largest of the naval telecommunications facilities on shore?
1. NavAirLant
2. RATT
3. NavTelFac
4. NavComSta
5. TADIL
When using flares for visual communications, what determines the meaning of the signal?
1. The position of the flare relative to your ship.
2. The color of the flare
3. How long the flare lasts
4. The direction the flare was fired.
5. The position of the flare relative to the ship sending the signal
Which of the following is NOT one of the methods used by the Navy for sound communications?
1. Bells
2. Underwater acoustics
3. Bugles
4. Sirens
5. Whistles
What intelligence organization is responsible for coordinating the spaceborne reconnaissance needs of the U.S. government?
1. The National Reconnaissance Office
2. The National Security Agency
3. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency
4. The Defense Intelligence Agency
5. The Office of Naval Intelligence
Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of research undertaken by the National Research Laboratory?
1. Engineering Sciences
2. Biological Sciences
3. Environmental Sciences
4. Space Sciences
5. Physical Sciences
Which visual signaling method can send maneuver instructions more uniformly than any other system?
1. Semaphore
2. Nancy
3. Gertrude
4. Flaghoist
5. Flashing Light
Which of the following types of ships was NOT a part of the Navy's World War II Service Squadrons (ServRons)?
1. Refrigerator Ships
2. Floating Dry-docks
3. Floating Post Offices
4. Oilers
5. Destroyers
What level of classification pertains to material that, if revealed to a potential enemy, could cause serious damage to the nation?
1. Confidential
2. Classified
3. Secret
4. Official Use Only
5. Top Secret
The CNO issues general and specific operational requirements for weapon systems and hardware based on what?
1. The desires of the Secretary of Defense
2. The recommendations of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
3. The recommendations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
4. The stated needs of the operating forces
5. The amount of funding dollars available in any fiscal year
What does the Navy rely on today for most ship-to-shore communications, precision navigation, combat information and intelligence, and weather forecasting?
1. Short Wave and High Frequency Communications
2. Signal Flags
3. Fiber-Optic Networks
4. Space Systems
5. Land Lines
During which conflict was the use of the fast-carrier task force first developed?
1. World War II
2. The Korean War
3. The first Gulf War
4. The Vietnam War
5. World War I
What is the typical length of a normal, peace-time deployment of a carrier battle group?
1. 9 months
2. 6 months
3. 3 months
4. 12 months
5. There is no norm. It varies each time a battle group goes out.
Which of the following is the best-known intelligence U.S. Navy intelligence operation of World War II?
1. The breaking of Russian diplomatic codes.
2. The breaking of the German enigma code.
3. The discovery of the Japanese nuclear program.
4. The discovery of the Japanese lines of supply to and from Java.
5. The breaking of the Japanese cipher codes.
In modern warfare, what is the primary mission of the nuclear attack submarine?
1. To seek out and destroy enemy submarines.
2. To seek out and destroy enemy aircraft.
3. To provide important support services allowing scientists to study undersea ecology and oceanography.
4. To perform covert intelligence operations off of enemy coasts.
5. To seek out and destroy enemy surface ships.
Maneuvers that change a group of ships from an approach or cruising formation to a battle disposition, or formation, are called what?
1. Sweeps
2. Mopping Up Operations
3. Surface Action Groups
4. Deployment of Forces
5. Battle Force Composition
Which of the following was NOT one of the antisubmarine tactics or weapons developed during World War I?
1. All of the things listed were developed during World War I
2. The Directional Hydrophone
3. The Convoy
4. Sonar
5. The Depth Charge
What department has the primary mission to develop and coordinate a national strategy to secure the U.S. against terrorist threats or attacks?
1. The Central Intelligence Agency
2. The Defense Investigative Agency
3. The National Security Council
4. The Office of Homeland Security
5. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
What term describes the total process whereby the resources of a nation are mobilized toward achieving military goals?
1. Strategy
2. Maneuver
3. Tactics
4. Resourcefulness
5. Logistics
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Indian Ocean as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Second
2. Sixth
3. Third
4. Fifth
5. Seventh
What was the name of the highly successful redeployment operations following the 1991 Persian Gulf War?
1. Operation Desert Sortie
2. Operation Vigilant Warrior
3. Operation Desert Storm
4. Operation Desert Shield
5. Operation Iraqi Freedom
What was the primary role of the U.S. Navy during World War I?
1. Support for amphibious landings.
2. Convoying troops and cargo to the army in Europe.
3. Anti-submarine Warfare.
4. Mine clearing operations.
5. Helping to blockade the German Fleet.
What major private oceanographic organization is located in California?
1. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
2. The Scripps Oceanographic Institute
3. The Alaska Sealife Center
4. The Naval Research Laboratory
5. The Point Loma Oceanographic Institute
What is the name of the communications method used to send pictures, charts, graphs and text electronically by wire or radio?
1. Gertrude
2. Facsimile
3. Radiotelephone
4. Nancy
5. Radioteletype
What part of the Naval establishment ensures that the Navy operates with the latest technology?
1. Naval operations
2. Naval intelligence
3. Naval logistics
4. Naval communications
5. Naval research and development
What was the name of the CIA employee who passed to the Soviet Union the identities of hundreds of U.S. agents in Soviet-controlled countries?
1. Robert Hanssen
2. Jonathan Pollard
3. John Walker
4. Klaus Fuchs
5. Aldrich Ames