COM3705 INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNICATION PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
VERIFIED REVISION SET
◉ What are the two categories of audience for a military
communicator?
Answer: Internal audience and external audience.
◉ What categories make up your internal audience?
Answer: Service members, civilians, contractors, and military
families.
◉ Who might be in your external audience?
Answer: Media, local communities, taxpayers, elected officials, and
the general public.
◉ What is the primary goal of command information within a
military organization?
Answer: Inform internal audiences to improve readiness, morale,
and mission effectiveness.
,◉ What is the main purpose of public information in the context of
military public affairs?
Answer: Inform the public about military activities and maintain
public trust.
◉ How do command information and public information differ?
Answer: Command information targets internal audiences; public
information targets external audiences.
◉ How does public information contribute to the military?
Answer: Builds credibility, transparency, understanding, and public
support.
◉ How can military communicators craft engaging messaging for an
internal audience?
Answer: Know the audience, use clear language, relevant content,
and multiple communication channels.
◉ What is useful audience feedback for public affairs?
Answer: Reactions, comments, engagement data, surveys, and media
coverage.
◉ Why is gathering and analyzing audience feedback important?
, Answer: Helps improve communication effectiveness and identify
audience needs.
◉ What are the pros and cons of print vs. digital/electronic
communication?
Answer: Print: tangible, reliable, harder to update; Digital: fast,
interactive, easy to update, requires technology.
◉ What are the five domains of communication goals in-theater?
Answer: Command and Control (C2), Inform, Influence, Support,
Engage.
◉ How are visual information products used in the command and
control domain?
Answer: Support decision-making, planning, and situational
awareness.
◉ What role do visual information products play in in-theater
communication goals?
Answer: Communicate information quickly and effectively across all
domains.
◉ Why are guidelines necessary for the release of information?
COMMUNICATION PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
VERIFIED REVISION SET
◉ What are the two categories of audience for a military
communicator?
Answer: Internal audience and external audience.
◉ What categories make up your internal audience?
Answer: Service members, civilians, contractors, and military
families.
◉ Who might be in your external audience?
Answer: Media, local communities, taxpayers, elected officials, and
the general public.
◉ What is the primary goal of command information within a
military organization?
Answer: Inform internal audiences to improve readiness, morale,
and mission effectiveness.
,◉ What is the main purpose of public information in the context of
military public affairs?
Answer: Inform the public about military activities and maintain
public trust.
◉ How do command information and public information differ?
Answer: Command information targets internal audiences; public
information targets external audiences.
◉ How does public information contribute to the military?
Answer: Builds credibility, transparency, understanding, and public
support.
◉ How can military communicators craft engaging messaging for an
internal audience?
Answer: Know the audience, use clear language, relevant content,
and multiple communication channels.
◉ What is useful audience feedback for public affairs?
Answer: Reactions, comments, engagement data, surveys, and media
coverage.
◉ Why is gathering and analyzing audience feedback important?
, Answer: Helps improve communication effectiveness and identify
audience needs.
◉ What are the pros and cons of print vs. digital/electronic
communication?
Answer: Print: tangible, reliable, harder to update; Digital: fast,
interactive, easy to update, requires technology.
◉ What are the five domains of communication goals in-theater?
Answer: Command and Control (C2), Inform, Influence, Support,
Engage.
◉ How are visual information products used in the command and
control domain?
Answer: Support decision-making, planning, and situational
awareness.
◉ What role do visual information products play in in-theater
communication goals?
Answer: Communicate information quickly and effectively across all
domains.
◉ Why are guidelines necessary for the release of information?
