EPME UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Coast Guard is organized into how many regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2, Atlantic
and Pacific
pg. E5-2
Who commands the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vice
Admirals
pg. E5-2
Districts are commanded by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear Admirals
pg. E5-3
Larger cutters (over 180 feet in length) are under control of who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Area Commanders
pg. E5-4
A "cutter" is basically any CG vessel ____ feet in length or greater - CORRECT
ANSWER - 65.
pg. E5-4
Cutters at or under 180 feet in length come under control of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
District Commaders
pg. E5-4
How many units report directly to Headquarters? - CORRECT ANSWER - 35
pg. E5-5
,Traditionally, our role in wartime has been to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Augment the
Navy with cutters and manpower
pg. E5-6
When did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels? - CORRECT
ANSWER - May 28, 1798
pg. E5-7
Cutters captured ____ prizes unaided during Quasi War - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
pg.E5-8
During the Quasi War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200
men, three times her own force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pickering
pg. E5-8
Which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in
1799? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eagle
pg. E5-8
What was The Coast Guard's role during the War of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER -
augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft
pg. E5-8
What cutter capture the first prize of the war of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jefferson.
pg. E5-8
When did Congress declared war with Mexico? - CORRECT ANSWER - May 13, 1846.
pg. E5-9
, Which cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harriet Lane
pg. E5-10
During the Civil War, our cutters in the Navy's service performed what kind of duty along the
Atlantic coast? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockade Duty
pg. E5-10
When did Spain declared war against the U.S? - CORRECT ANSWER - April 24, 1898
pg. E5-11
What cutter served as the escort and dispatch boat with Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic
Squadron? - CORRECT ANSWER - The McCulloch
pg. E5-11
In what war did the the entire Coast Guard manpower, vessels, and units...was transferred to the
Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER - WWI April 2, 1917
pg. E5-12
What were some of the Coast Guard duties during WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - escort
and patrol duties in the Mediterranean
pg. E5-12
When was the cutter Tampa torpedoed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sept. 26, 1918
pg. E5-12
With concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound during WWI, what did
the Treasury Departement established? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast Guard Captain of
the Port offices
pg. E5-12
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Coast Guard is organized into how many regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2, Atlantic
and Pacific
pg. E5-2
Who commands the Atlantic Area and the Pacific Area? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vice
Admirals
pg. E5-2
Districts are commanded by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear Admirals
pg. E5-3
Larger cutters (over 180 feet in length) are under control of who? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Area Commanders
pg. E5-4
A "cutter" is basically any CG vessel ____ feet in length or greater - CORRECT
ANSWER - 65.
pg. E5-4
Cutters at or under 180 feet in length come under control of? - CORRECT ANSWER -
District Commaders
pg. E5-4
How many units report directly to Headquarters? - CORRECT ANSWER - 35
pg. E5-5
,Traditionally, our role in wartime has been to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Augment the
Navy with cutters and manpower
pg. E5-6
When did Congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels? - CORRECT
ANSWER - May 28, 1798
pg. E5-7
Cutters captured ____ prizes unaided during Quasi War - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
pg.E5-8
During the Quasi War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200
men, three times her own force? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pickering
pg. E5-8
Which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in
1799? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eagle
pg. E5-8
What was The Coast Guard's role during the War of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER -
augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft
pg. E5-8
What cutter capture the first prize of the war of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jefferson.
pg. E5-8
When did Congress declared war with Mexico? - CORRECT ANSWER - May 13, 1846.
pg. E5-9
, Which cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harriet Lane
pg. E5-10
During the Civil War, our cutters in the Navy's service performed what kind of duty along the
Atlantic coast? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blockade Duty
pg. E5-10
When did Spain declared war against the U.S? - CORRECT ANSWER - April 24, 1898
pg. E5-11
What cutter served as the escort and dispatch boat with Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic
Squadron? - CORRECT ANSWER - The McCulloch
pg. E5-11
In what war did the the entire Coast Guard manpower, vessels, and units...was transferred to the
Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER - WWI April 2, 1917
pg. E5-12
What were some of the Coast Guard duties during WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - escort
and patrol duties in the Mediterranean
pg. E5-12
When was the cutter Tampa torpedoed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sept. 26, 1918
pg. E5-12
With concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound during WWI, what did
the Treasury Departement established? - CORRECT ANSWER - Coast Guard Captain of
the Port offices
pg. E5-12
