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AWR-160 Pretest Answers(AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders)
Question 1: Radioactive material in an unwanted place,
particularly where its presence may be harmful, is called:
CORRECT ANSWER : Contamination
Question 2: The tools of distance, shielding, and time help
responders:
CORRECT ANSWER : Avoid hazards to prevent injury
Question 3: What do the orange pages in the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG) contain?
CORRECT ANSWER : Safety recommendations and emergency
response information to protect oneself and the public
Question 4: What does the P in TRACEM-P stand for?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Psychological
Question 5: Hydrogen peroxide and ammonium nitrate
fertilizers would be part of which U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class?
CORRECT ANSWER : Class 5: Oxidizing substances and Organic peroxides
Question 6: Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR)
sector is the primary protector for all other CIKR?
CORRECT ANSWER : Emergency Services
Question 7: What is an incubation period?
CORRECT ANSWER : The time between exposure and
development of a disease
Question 8: At a local high school football game, an unknown
yellow vapor cloud has begun to spread from a package hidden
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under the bleachers. What should the immediate precautionary distance be until the possible chemical agent is identified?
CORRECT ANSWER : 330 feet
Question 9: Which of the following is most likely to produce
symptoms quickly?
CORRECT ANSWER : Toxins
Question 10: What is it called when unprotected people ingest,
inhale, or are wounded by radioactive material?
CORRECT ANSWER : Internal contamination
Question 11: With the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) 704 rating system, which hazard number would be the greatest risk?
CORRECT ANSWER : 4
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Question 12: What are nails, marbles, ball bearings, or other
materials placed in and around the device to increase the amount of mechanical damage of an explosive device called?
CORRECT ANSWER : Shrapnel
Question 13: What is the term for violent and/or criminal acts
meant to impact governments?
CORRECT ANSWER : Terrorism
Question 14: What are the safest senses to use for recognition
and identification of a hazardous material?
CORRECT ANSWER : Sight and hearing
Question 15: True or False: Some Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) are also Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC).