SARTECH II EXAM TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What percentage of successful survival experiences
last over 3 days?
A. 31%-40%
B. 21%-30%
C. 5%-10%
D. less than 5%
Answer:
D. less than 5%
Question 2: You and a team member are caught out on a mission in
the beginning of a driving rain and with an immobilized patient. You
and the other searcher gather together your materials: parachute
cord, dead tree limbs, a plastic tarp, some fresh tree boughs, and a
heavy garbage bag. He proposes constructing a lean-to with the
fresh tree boughs plus some more that you and he will cut. You
recommend instead that the two of you construct something with
the tarp. Why?
A. His plan involves too much material, violating the consideration of
minimizing
resource use.
B. The consideration of using a small and simple shelter is violated.
C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from natural
materials.
D. The plan violates the tenets of the Leave No Trace philosophy.
Answer:
, C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from natural materials.
Question 3: You and another day hiker are stranded in the desert
on a hot spring afternoon, having climbed out of a slot canyon to
avoid a flash flood. The other hiker sets about gathering sticks and
rocks to build a shelter. You decide instead take cover in the
shadows beneath a nearby rock overhang spacious enough for you
both. You ask the other hiker to stop what he or she is doing
because:
A. taking shelter is a waste of time. Flash floods don't last for more
than a few hours.
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of
usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes your fluid
loss through sweating.
C. finding shelter material in the desert can be too great a challenge.
D. disturbing rocks in the desert exposes him or her to the risk of
being bitten by a snake.
Answer:
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes your fluid loss through
Question 4: sweating. You are improvising a shelter in a rocky
forest on a chilly autumn night. You have used your tarp, two tree
limbs, and lengths of parachute line to make a simple, low "pup"or
tarp-tent. Your shelter "floor" is a quarter-acre sized piece of flat
granite that makes up the forest floor. Standing back to admire
your work, you realize that it needs a few more touches. You empty
your pack at the shelter entrance. Next, you fill the pack with dry
leaves. You pour these leaves into the shelter and spread them into
a thick mat. You then spread out your empty pack and some of its
,larger contents (extra plastic, poncho, etc.) into a pallet on top of
the leaves. Now satisfied, you crawl into the shelter for a restful
sleep. Why did you do what you did with the leaves and pack?
A. The leaves and pack contents made for a softer, spongier bed.
B. Keeping the pack contents inside protected them from theft by
raccoons.
C. Spread
Answer:
D. The leaves and pack contents create an insulation layer.
Question 5: With which means of water purification can you use the
water's odor or flavor to gauge if the purification is likely effective?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
C. purification tablets
D. charcoal filtration
Answer:
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
Question 6: Which means of water purification calls for different
amounts of purification for clear or cloudy water, and uses a potent
poison?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite
C. boiling
D. charcoal filtration
Answer:
A. iodine
, Question 7: You've drunk all the water in your pack on a hot
summer backcountry search. Your crew finds a small stream. You
dig through your pack only to find that your water purification
tablets are missing you didn't replace the ones you used on last
week's overnight hike. Your pack has a number of other things,
though. Which would be the best for water purification?
A. biodegradable soap
B. packets of salt
C. rubbing alcohol
D. bottle of iodine crystals
Answer:
D. bottle of iodine crystals
Question 8: The least often occurring color in a natural
environment is:
A. blaze orange.
B. safety yellow.
C. royal blue.
D. arctic white
Answer:
C. royal blue
Question 9: The optimal length-to-width ratio of ground letters or
signals made to attract aerial searchers is:
A. 1:1.
B. 3:1.
C. 6:1.
D. 9:1.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What percentage of successful survival experiences
last over 3 days?
A. 31%-40%
B. 21%-30%
C. 5%-10%
D. less than 5%
Answer:
D. less than 5%
Question 2: You and a team member are caught out on a mission in
the beginning of a driving rain and with an immobilized patient. You
and the other searcher gather together your materials: parachute
cord, dead tree limbs, a plastic tarp, some fresh tree boughs, and a
heavy garbage bag. He proposes constructing a lean-to with the
fresh tree boughs plus some more that you and he will cut. You
recommend instead that the two of you construct something with
the tarp. Why?
A. His plan involves too much material, violating the consideration of
minimizing
resource use.
B. The consideration of using a small and simple shelter is violated.
C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from natural
materials.
D. The plan violates the tenets of the Leave No Trace philosophy.
Answer:
, C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from natural materials.
Question 3: You and another day hiker are stranded in the desert
on a hot spring afternoon, having climbed out of a slot canyon to
avoid a flash flood. The other hiker sets about gathering sticks and
rocks to build a shelter. You decide instead take cover in the
shadows beneath a nearby rock overhang spacious enough for you
both. You ask the other hiker to stop what he or she is doing
because:
A. taking shelter is a waste of time. Flash floods don't last for more
than a few hours.
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of
usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes your fluid
loss through sweating.
C. finding shelter material in the desert can be too great a challenge.
D. disturbing rocks in the desert exposes him or her to the risk of
being bitten by a snake.
Answer:
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes your fluid loss through
Question 4: sweating. You are improvising a shelter in a rocky
forest on a chilly autumn night. You have used your tarp, two tree
limbs, and lengths of parachute line to make a simple, low "pup"or
tarp-tent. Your shelter "floor" is a quarter-acre sized piece of flat
granite that makes up the forest floor. Standing back to admire
your work, you realize that it needs a few more touches. You empty
your pack at the shelter entrance. Next, you fill the pack with dry
leaves. You pour these leaves into the shelter and spread them into
a thick mat. You then spread out your empty pack and some of its
,larger contents (extra plastic, poncho, etc.) into a pallet on top of
the leaves. Now satisfied, you crawl into the shelter for a restful
sleep. Why did you do what you did with the leaves and pack?
A. The leaves and pack contents made for a softer, spongier bed.
B. Keeping the pack contents inside protected them from theft by
raccoons.
C. Spread
Answer:
D. The leaves and pack contents create an insulation layer.
Question 5: With which means of water purification can you use the
water's odor or flavor to gauge if the purification is likely effective?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
C. purification tablets
D. charcoal filtration
Answer:
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
Question 6: Which means of water purification calls for different
amounts of purification for clear or cloudy water, and uses a potent
poison?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite
C. boiling
D. charcoal filtration
Answer:
A. iodine
, Question 7: You've drunk all the water in your pack on a hot
summer backcountry search. Your crew finds a small stream. You
dig through your pack only to find that your water purification
tablets are missing you didn't replace the ones you used on last
week's overnight hike. Your pack has a number of other things,
though. Which would be the best for water purification?
A. biodegradable soap
B. packets of salt
C. rubbing alcohol
D. bottle of iodine crystals
Answer:
D. bottle of iodine crystals
Question 8: The least often occurring color in a natural
environment is:
A. blaze orange.
B. safety yellow.
C. royal blue.
D. arctic white
Answer:
C. royal blue
Question 9: The optimal length-to-width ratio of ground letters or
signals made to attract aerial searchers is:
A. 1:1.
B. 3:1.
C. 6:1.
D. 9:1.
