BIOTERRORISM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which types of device are weapons of mass destruction
(WMDs)? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Chemical
Radiological
Explosive
Biological
Nuclear
Question:
2. Botulism is an example of what type of agent?
Answer:
Biological
Question:
3. What would the first step be in decontaminating a victim
covered in a chemical powder?
Answer:
Remove the victim's clothing to encapsulate it
Question:
4. What would be the appropriate level of precautions for
someone suspected of being infected with smallpox?
Answer:
Airborne precautions
Question:
5. What dangers are associated with the use of a dirty
bomb? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Radioactive dust contamination
Fear and panic
Major trauma from an explosion
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which types of device are weapons of mass destruction
(WMDs)? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Chemical
Radiological
Explosive
Biological
Nuclear
Question:
2. Botulism is an example of what type of agent?
Answer:
Biological
Question:
3. What would the first step be in decontaminating a victim
covered in a chemical powder?
Answer:
Remove the victim's clothing to encapsulate it
Question:
4. What would be the appropriate level of precautions for
someone suspected of being infected with smallpox?
Answer:
Airborne precautions
Question:
5. What dangers are associated with the use of a dirty
bomb? Select all that apply.
Answer:
Radioactive dust contamination
Fear and panic
Major trauma from an explosion
