PPCT ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔36. Location is at the junction where the trapezius muscle connects to the side of the
neck. The angle of pressure should be directed towards the floor. - ✔✔Suprascapular
✔✔37. Location is on the outside of the leg, about 6 inches above the knee. -
✔✔Common Peroneal
✔✔38. Location is at the base of the shin, just above the instep. - ✔✔Superficial
Peroneal
✔✔39. What is the striking principle that causes a Motor Dysfunction based upon the
maximum transfer of kinetic energy? - ✔✔Fluid Shock Wave
✔✔40. The two defensive counterstrikes (hand) that are designed primarily to stop an
aggressor's forward momentum are the Palm Heel Strike and the: - ✔✔Straight Punch
✔✔41. What is the primary target for the Straight Punch? - ✔✔Torso
✔✔42. The primary target for the Angle Kick is the: - ✔✔Common Peroneal
✔✔43. The neck restraint that is the most dangerous and applies direct pressure to the
trachea is the: - ✔✔Respiratory Restraint
✔✔44. The type of neck restraint that applies pressure to the sides of the neck is the: -
✔✔Vascular Restraint
✔✔45. When the Shoulder Pin Restraint is applied, what level of compression describes
mechanical compression until conscious compliance? - ✔✔Level 2
, ✔✔46. The principle used in the Shoulder Pin Restraint to minimize the risk of damage
to the offender's spine is the: - ✔✔Neck Brace Principle
✔✔47. An officer is justified in using intermediate weapon control: - ✔✔A. If empty hand
control has failed, or the officer believes that empty hand control will be insufficient to
establish control.
B. When the use of deadly force is not justified.
✔✔48. The strongest and most preferred impact weapon strike is the: - ✔✔Forward
Fluid Shock Wave Strike
✔✔49. The weakest impact weapon strike is the: - ✔✔Backhand Cutting Strike
✔✔50. When either of the forward baton strikes are delivered, the palm of the officer's
hand should be pointed: - ✔✔Up
✔✔51. Strategies used to enhance an officer's survival and response time to a
spontaneous threat include: maintaining the reactionary gap; identifying threatening
body language; maintaining psychological control of the subject and the environment;
and: - ✔✔Developing a predetermined survival response
✔✔52. The four steps in the weapon retention process are: stabilize the grip, pull the
weapon to center, release and stun and: - ✔✔Distract if release fails
✔✔53. Four issues that can help officers prepare for a disarming encounter include
relative distance, absolute commitment in disarming, follow up control and: -
✔✔Distractionary Windows
✔✔54. When an officer is confronted by a subject with a weapon and must employ a
disarming procedure, he/she should parry the weapon and move the target, secure the
weapon and: - ✔✔Disarm and stun
✔✔LEVEL 1 - ✔✔Rear neck lock no compression
✔✔Level 2 - ✔✔Mechanical compression until conscious compliance
✔✔Level 3 - ✔✔Compression until unconsciousness
✔✔1. The autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches, the parasympathetic
nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. - ✔✔True
✔✔2. A person can experience up to 70% reduction in peripheral vision during
activation of the SNS. - ✔✔True
SET A+
✔✔36. Location is at the junction where the trapezius muscle connects to the side of the
neck. The angle of pressure should be directed towards the floor. - ✔✔Suprascapular
✔✔37. Location is on the outside of the leg, about 6 inches above the knee. -
✔✔Common Peroneal
✔✔38. Location is at the base of the shin, just above the instep. - ✔✔Superficial
Peroneal
✔✔39. What is the striking principle that causes a Motor Dysfunction based upon the
maximum transfer of kinetic energy? - ✔✔Fluid Shock Wave
✔✔40. The two defensive counterstrikes (hand) that are designed primarily to stop an
aggressor's forward momentum are the Palm Heel Strike and the: - ✔✔Straight Punch
✔✔41. What is the primary target for the Straight Punch? - ✔✔Torso
✔✔42. The primary target for the Angle Kick is the: - ✔✔Common Peroneal
✔✔43. The neck restraint that is the most dangerous and applies direct pressure to the
trachea is the: - ✔✔Respiratory Restraint
✔✔44. The type of neck restraint that applies pressure to the sides of the neck is the: -
✔✔Vascular Restraint
✔✔45. When the Shoulder Pin Restraint is applied, what level of compression describes
mechanical compression until conscious compliance? - ✔✔Level 2
, ✔✔46. The principle used in the Shoulder Pin Restraint to minimize the risk of damage
to the offender's spine is the: - ✔✔Neck Brace Principle
✔✔47. An officer is justified in using intermediate weapon control: - ✔✔A. If empty hand
control has failed, or the officer believes that empty hand control will be insufficient to
establish control.
B. When the use of deadly force is not justified.
✔✔48. The strongest and most preferred impact weapon strike is the: - ✔✔Forward
Fluid Shock Wave Strike
✔✔49. The weakest impact weapon strike is the: - ✔✔Backhand Cutting Strike
✔✔50. When either of the forward baton strikes are delivered, the palm of the officer's
hand should be pointed: - ✔✔Up
✔✔51. Strategies used to enhance an officer's survival and response time to a
spontaneous threat include: maintaining the reactionary gap; identifying threatening
body language; maintaining psychological control of the subject and the environment;
and: - ✔✔Developing a predetermined survival response
✔✔52. The four steps in the weapon retention process are: stabilize the grip, pull the
weapon to center, release and stun and: - ✔✔Distract if release fails
✔✔53. Four issues that can help officers prepare for a disarming encounter include
relative distance, absolute commitment in disarming, follow up control and: -
✔✔Distractionary Windows
✔✔54. When an officer is confronted by a subject with a weapon and must employ a
disarming procedure, he/she should parry the weapon and move the target, secure the
weapon and: - ✔✔Disarm and stun
✔✔LEVEL 1 - ✔✔Rear neck lock no compression
✔✔Level 2 - ✔✔Mechanical compression until conscious compliance
✔✔Level 3 - ✔✔Compression until unconsciousness
✔✔1. The autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches, the parasympathetic
nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. - ✔✔True
✔✔2. A person can experience up to 70% reduction in peripheral vision during
activation of the SNS. - ✔✔True
