INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS
●● The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with
the responsibility for managing public health and safety?
Answer: State
●● The first time the federal government became involved in a local
disaster following which of the following?
Answer: A town in New Hampshire was destroyed by a fire in 1803
●● The Hebgen Lake Earthquake, which measured 7.3 on the Richter
scale, brought attention to which of the following:
Answer: The nation's earthquake risk went beyond the California
borders
●● President Carter sought to consolidate emergency preparedness,
mitigation, and response activities into one government agency at the
federal level. This plan, called Reorganization Plan Number 3, resulted
in the creation of which of the following?
Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency
,●● Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily
decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.
Answer: True
●● The Flood Control Act of 1936 proved that construction in the
floodplain results in sustainable community development as long as man
exerts control over natural processes (like flooding).
Answer: False
●● Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face
of emergency management in the United States
Answer: True
●● During the Cold War years of the 1950s, there were few major
natural disasters.
Answer: True
●● In 1974, more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some
aspect of risk and disasters.
Answer: True
, ●● During the 1930s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the
Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the
following?
Answer: Design and build flood control projects
●● Senator Al Gore illustrated his views that FEMA's priorities were
misplaced in regards to the low priority given to natural disasters by
citing a report that detailed which of the following threats?
Answer: The potential consequences of the New Madrid fault zone in
the central United States
●● Which of the following legislative changes occurred as a result of the
poor response to Hurricane Katrina?
Answer: The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act was
passed
●● FEMA played a lead role in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston
Marathon Bombing.
Answer: False
●● Historically, which of the following have been the principal
contributors to the loss of life and injuries and the property and
infrastructure damage caused by hurricanes?
Answer: Storm surge and high winds
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS
●● The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with
the responsibility for managing public health and safety?
Answer: State
●● The first time the federal government became involved in a local
disaster following which of the following?
Answer: A town in New Hampshire was destroyed by a fire in 1803
●● The Hebgen Lake Earthquake, which measured 7.3 on the Richter
scale, brought attention to which of the following:
Answer: The nation's earthquake risk went beyond the California
borders
●● President Carter sought to consolidate emergency preparedness,
mitigation, and response activities into one government agency at the
federal level. This plan, called Reorganization Plan Number 3, resulted
in the creation of which of the following?
Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency
,●● Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily
decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.
Answer: True
●● The Flood Control Act of 1936 proved that construction in the
floodplain results in sustainable community development as long as man
exerts control over natural processes (like flooding).
Answer: False
●● Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face
of emergency management in the United States
Answer: True
●● During the Cold War years of the 1950s, there were few major
natural disasters.
Answer: True
●● In 1974, more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some
aspect of risk and disasters.
Answer: True
, ●● During the 1930s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the
Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the
following?
Answer: Design and build flood control projects
●● Senator Al Gore illustrated his views that FEMA's priorities were
misplaced in regards to the low priority given to natural disasters by
citing a report that detailed which of the following threats?
Answer: The potential consequences of the New Madrid fault zone in
the central United States
●● Which of the following legislative changes occurred as a result of the
poor response to Hurricane Katrina?
Answer: The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act was
passed
●● FEMA played a lead role in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston
Marathon Bombing.
Answer: False
●● Historically, which of the following have been the principal
contributors to the loss of life and injuries and the property and
infrastructure damage caused by hurricanes?
Answer: Storm surge and high winds
