EMTB9e: Online Chapter Pretests

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Attacks against the citizens of one's own country, such as the Oklahoma City Bombing, are acts of:
	A: weaponization.
	B: domestic violence.
	C: domestic terrorism.
	D: international terrorism.

2: While only a small percentage of individuals conduct terrorism to achieve their goals, terrorists are more likely to have an affiliation with:
	A: single-issue, political extremist, or apocalyptic religious groups.
	B: governments and the military.
	C: private corporations and business.
	D: private citizens and civic organizations.

3: The DHS Advisory Systems identifies a current terror threat level of significant risk with the color:
	A: red.
	B: orange.
	C: yellow.
	D: blue.

4: What are the greatest threats to the EMT from weapons of mass destruction?
	A: Panic and mass hysteria may lead to EMT injury as the victims attempt to flee.
	B: Contamination and cross-contamination from direct contact with exposed individuals
	C: Entrapment and injury from structure collapse and explosion of secondary devices
	D: Penetrating injury and baro-trauma from close proximity to the blast zone

5: Sulfur mustard, CX and Lewisite are common forms of vesicants that are intended to cause:
	A: the body's organs to become over stimulated and burn out resulting in cardiac arrest.
	B: burn-like blisters to form on the skin and in the respiratory tract.
	C: damage to lung tissues and result in severe pulmonary edema.
	D: sudden death by affecting the body's ability to use oxygen.

6: Agents containing phosgene, chlorine, or ammonia are common forms of chemical weapons that are intended to cause:
	A: the body's organs to become over stimulated and burn out resulting in cardiac arrest.
	B: burn-like blisters to form on the skin and in the respiratory tract.
	C: damage to lung tissues and result in severe pulmonary edema.
	D: sudden death by affecting the body's ability to use oxygen.

7: Nerve agents, such as VX and Sarin gas, are in the class of organophosphates, intended to cause
	A: the body's organs to become over stimulated and burn out resulting in cardiac arrest.
	B: burn-like blisters to form on the skin and in the respiratory tract.
	C: damage to lung tissues and result in severe pulmonary edema.
	D: sudden death by affecting the body's ability to use oxygen.

8: Metabolic agents, such as hydrogen cyanide (AC) and cyanogen chloride (CK), are intended to cause:
	A: the body's organs to become over stimulated and burn out resulting in cardiac arrest.
	B: burn-like blisters to form on the skin and in the respiratory tract.
	C: damage to lung tissues and result in severe pulmonary edema.
	D: sudden death by affecting the body's ability to use oxygen.

9: Biological agents can pose many difficult issues when used as a WMD, including which of the following?
	A: They can be almost undetectable and cause disease similar to common minor illnesses.
	B: Symptoms can be overlooked for days before MARK 1 antidote kits are available for use.
	C: There are no vaccines available to counteract biological weapons of mass destruction.
	D: Symptoms resemble those of the nerve agents, resulting in misdiagnosis and treatment.

10: The most powerful and fastest moving form of radiation is from:
	A: alpha particles.
	B: beta radiation.
	C: gamma or X-rays.
	D: neutron energy.

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