Army Study Guide – Board UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What date was the Army flag dedicated? - CORRECT ANSWER - 14 June 1956 (it was
approved 12 June 1956)
What is the oldest part of our Army? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Army National Guard
(In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized
America's first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National
Guard.)
(FM 7-21.13)
What did the U.S. Army begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - June 14, 1775
(FM 7-21.13)
Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army? - CORRECT
ANSWER - George Washington
When was the start of the Revolutionary War? - CORRECT ANSWER - 19 April, 1775
(FM 7-21.13)
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? - CORRECT ANSWER - July 04,
1776
(FM 7-21.13)
The Army received it's first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley
Forge in the winter of 1778? - CORRECT ANSWER - Question #7:
Baron Fredreich von Steuben
, (FM 7-21.1)
What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge? -
CORRECT ANSWER - He taught the Continental Army:
A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European
armies.
Proper care of equipment.
The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been
marked).
He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers.
(FM 7-21.13 Feb 2004
Question #9:
What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was
later replaced by the "Constitution"? - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the name of the
document that originally governed the United States and was
The Articles of Confederation
(FM 7-21.13)
The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from
France in what became known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Louisiana Purchase
(FM 7-21.13)
Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be the
author of "The Army Regulations of 1821", the first written regulation by the Army since
the publication of Baron von Steuben's "Blue Book"? - CORRECT ANSWER - General
Winfield Scott
(FM 7-21.13)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What date was the Army flag dedicated? - CORRECT ANSWER - 14 June 1956 (it was
approved 12 June 1956)
What is the oldest part of our Army? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Army National Guard
(In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized
America's first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National
Guard.)
(FM 7-21.13)
What did the U.S. Army begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - June 14, 1775
(FM 7-21.13)
Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army? - CORRECT
ANSWER - George Washington
When was the start of the Revolutionary War? - CORRECT ANSWER - 19 April, 1775
(FM 7-21.13)
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? - CORRECT ANSWER - July 04,
1776
(FM 7-21.13)
The Army received it's first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley
Forge in the winter of 1778? - CORRECT ANSWER - Question #7:
Baron Fredreich von Steuben
, (FM 7-21.1)
What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge? -
CORRECT ANSWER - He taught the Continental Army:
A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European
armies.
Proper care of equipment.
The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been
marked).
He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers.
(FM 7-21.13 Feb 2004
Question #9:
What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was
later replaced by the "Constitution"? - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the name of the
document that originally governed the United States and was
The Articles of Confederation
(FM 7-21.13)
The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from
France in what became known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Louisiana Purchase
(FM 7-21.13)
Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be the
author of "The Army Regulations of 1821", the first written regulation by the Army since
the publication of Baron von Steuben's "Blue Book"? - CORRECT ANSWER - General
Winfield Scott
(FM 7-21.13)
