Chapter 2: Homeland Security and the All-Hazards Umbrella

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The all-hazards umbrella refers to preparation for disasters that are ______.

A. caused by acts of nature

B. resulting from nuclear accidents

C. caused by terrorist acts

D. created by humans as well as natural disasters

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Opening Viewpoint: Understanding the All-Hazards Umbrella

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Which agency was the first example of the national consolidation of emergency mitigation?

A. Federal Emergency Management Agency

B. Department of Homeland Security

C. Department of the Interior

D. Federal Preparedness Agency

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. A condition posing potential risks is called a(n) ______.

A. emergency event

B. hazard

C. danger

D. disaster

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What term is used when a hazard actually turns into a risk?

A. disaster

B. emergency event

C. red alert

D. terrorist attack

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. A(n) ______ occurs when emergency response institutions cannot contain the emergency event or stabilize critical services.

A. disaster

B. red alert

C. hazard

D. emergency event

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Which statement is TRUE regarding firearms and terrorists?

A. They only use small caliber handguns.

B. They rely solely on explosives.

C. They use small arms and heavy-infantry firearms.

D. They only use military-grade firearms.

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Firearms

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. The AK-47 and the M16 are both examples of ______.

A. RPGs

B. assault rifles

C. submachine guns

D. PGMs

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assault Rifles

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. With the exception of mines, the vast majority of terrorists’ bombs are ______.

A. premanufactured and military-grade

B. purchased directly from Europe

C. ordered directly from the United States

D. self-constructed, improvised weapons

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Common Explosives

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Those who manufacture plastic explosives often use ______ to tag each batch, resulting in the ability to trace them back to their source.

A. chemical markers

B. wiretapping devices

C. electronic trackers

D. surveillance cameras

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Plastic Explosives

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Semtex and Composite-4 are examples of ______.

A. ANFO explosives

B. gasoline bombs

C. plastic explosives

D. pipe bombs

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Semtex

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. What are Molotov Cocktails examples of?

A. car bombs

B. pipe bombs

C. vehicular bombs

D. gasoline bombs

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gasoline Bombs

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina showed that the United States had significant deficiencies in which area?

A. the water treatment system

B. the emergency management system

C. the weather detection system

D. the national broadcast system

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster Relief

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. ______ is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.

A. Mitigation of risk

B. Phase of disaster

C. Preparedness planning

D. Emergency response operation

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mitigation of Risk

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. The whole-community approach to emergency management requires collaboration between ______ and ______ entities.

A. federal; state

B. tribal; federal

C. government; private

D. profit; nonprofit

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Whole-Community Approach to Emergency Management

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What is the name of the active-shooter protocol adopted by many U.S. business facilities and educational campuses?

A. evacuation control

B. measured response

C. run, hide, fight

D. adaptive exit

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Nonterrorist Mass Shootings

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. Tropical cyclonic storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and wildland fires are all examples of ______.

A. natural hazards

B. natural disasters

C. emergency incidents

D. nonterrorist attacks

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Natural Hazards

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Tornado intensity is reported in accordance with the ______ scale.

A. MMI

B. Enhanced Fujita–Pearson

C. Richter

D. Carpology

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Tornadoes

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. What type of claims does the NFIP handle?

A. financial losses due to fire

B. destruction caused by hurricanes

C. claims due to tornado damage

D. damage from floods

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Floods

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. The detonation of nuclear devices can cause ______, which can then result in grid infrastructure malfunctions.

A. EMPs

B. ANFOs

C. IEDs

D. MMIs

Learning Objective: 2-4: Explain the association between terrorism and the all-hazards approach.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Grid Infrastructure Malfunctions

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Technological hazards, as defined in this chapter, can be the result of human error, natural disasters, ______, or ______.

A. hurricanes; tornadoes

B. floods; fires

C. equipment malfunction; purposeful conduct

D. computer viruses; power surges

Learning Objective: 2-4: Explain the association between terrorism and the all-hazards approach.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Technological Scenarios

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. The all-hazards umbrella is a new approach that has only been adopted after the 9/11 attacks.

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Opening Viewpoint: Understanding the All-Hazards Umbrella

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Conventional weapons are usually used as weapons of mass destruction.

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Conventional Weapons

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. ANFO explosives are made from ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Common Explosives

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. IEDs are usually used by official military personnel.

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Improvised Explosive Devices

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. After 9/11 FEMA was absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security and tasked with responding to all hazards.

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster Relief

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Recovery systems are not a consideration in the “phase of disaster” model.

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Recovery Systems

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Nonterrorist mass shootings are more common in the United States than in other prosperous democracies.

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Nonterrorist Mass Shootings

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and the Richter Scale are both measurements for hurricanes.

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Earthquakes

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Wildland fires burn millions of acres annually.

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Wildland Fires

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Non-wildland fires can be started by arsonists as a tool of domestic terrorism.

Learning Objective: 2-4: Explain the association between terrorism and the all-hazards approach.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Non-Wildland Fires

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Why do natural disasters affect the overall homeland security all-hazards environment?

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The All-Hazards Nexus: Nonterrorist Hazards and Threats

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Why did Hurricane Katrina have such an impact on the overall homeland security environment?

Learning Objective: 2-2: Analyze nonterrorist emergency scenarios.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster Relief

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which technology scenarios pose the greatest challenges to intervention and recovery?

Learning Objective: 2-3: Differentiate natural hazards from those caused by human activities.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Technological Scenarios

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Should there be a difference in priority for what kind of hazard the nation prepares for? Explain your answer.

Learning Objective: 2-4: Explain the association between terrorism and the all-hazards approach.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Answer location varies

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Is it good policy for homeland security to encompass all hazards? Why or why not?

Learning Objective: 2-1: Define and discuss the all-hazards umbrella.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Answer location varies

Difficulty Level: Hard