AWR-160-W WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS CORE EXAM
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Numerous terrorists
✔✔To prevent the spread of chemical agents, individuals should use control zones at a
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident based on safety and the degree of hazard. The
control zones are: - ✔✔The correct answer is: Hot zone, warm zone, and cold zone
✔✔Of the different routes of entry, what is the most deadly route for anthrax? -
✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What type of biological agent is anthrax? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An
example of this biological agent is: - ✔✔Smallpox
✔✔The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except: -
✔✔Day or night
✔✔The advantages of using biological agents include:
Select one:
Availability
Difficulty of detection
Ease of spreading
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has three categories of
biological agents. Of these categories, which one is considered the highest priority that
could cause the highest risk to the public and national security? - ✔✔Category A
✔✔A local community has multiple occupancies and locations for biological agents.
Some examples include all of the following except: - ✔✔Libraries
✔✔Abandoned spray devices and unscheduled and unusual spraying activities are
potential indicators of a possible biological incident. - ✔✔True
✔✔Of the different types of radiation, which can travel hundreds of meters in open air
and can penetrate most materials? - ✔✔Gamma particles
✔✔Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is also known as radiation paleness. - ✔✔False
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Indicators of a possible Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) attack include all of the
following except: - ✔✔Numerous terrorists
✔✔To prevent the spread of chemical agents, individuals should use control zones at a
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident based on safety and the degree of hazard. The
control zones are: - ✔✔The correct answer is: Hot zone, warm zone, and cold zone
✔✔Of the different routes of entry, what is the most deadly route for anthrax? -
✔✔Inhalation
✔✔What type of biological agent is anthrax? - ✔✔Bacteria
✔✔Viruses are a type of biological agent that needs a host to replicate and spread. An
example of this biological agent is: - ✔✔Smallpox
✔✔The disadvantages of using biological agents include all of the following except: -
✔✔Day or night
✔✔The advantages of using biological agents include:
Select one:
Availability
Difficulty of detection
Ease of spreading
All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has three categories of
biological agents. Of these categories, which one is considered the highest priority that
could cause the highest risk to the public and national security? - ✔✔Category A
✔✔A local community has multiple occupancies and locations for biological agents.
Some examples include all of the following except: - ✔✔Libraries
✔✔Abandoned spray devices and unscheduled and unusual spraying activities are
potential indicators of a possible biological incident. - ✔✔True
✔✔Of the different types of radiation, which can travel hundreds of meters in open air
and can penetrate most materials? - ✔✔Gamma particles
✔✔Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) is also known as radiation paleness. - ✔✔False
