FMF Core Exam Prep UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
5 Steps of ORM - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify Hazards
Assess Hazards
Make Risk Decisions
Implement Controls
Supervise
4 Principles of ORM - CORRECT ANSWER - Accept risk when benefits outweigh the
cost.
Accept no unnecessary risk.
Anticipate and manage risk by planning.
Make risk decisions at the right level.
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - Head protection
Hearing protection
Foot protection
Eye protection
Hazardous Material - CORRECT ANSWER - Any material that because of quantity,
concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, may pose a substantial hazard to human
health or the environment
Hazardous Waste - CORRECT ANSWER - A discarded material which meets the
definition of hazardous material and/or is designated as a hazardous waste by the EPA or a State
authority.
MSDS - CORRECT ANSWER - A technical bulletin containing information about
materials.
,Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or
death, property damage or mission degradation.
Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - An expression of possible loss in terms of severity and
probability.
Risk Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of detecting hazards and assessing
associated risks.
1775 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was created 10Nov1775 in Philadelphia,
PA at Tun Tavern by a resolution of the Continental Congress, which raised 2 battalions of
Marines. Captain Samuel Nicholas because the commander of the 2 battalions and is considered
the first Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1834, the Marines came under the department of
the Navy.
1776 - CORRECT ANSWER - First Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary
War. New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Seized guns and supplies. Leatherneck.
1805 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
on the "Shores of Tripoli." Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes" for the first time in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
1847 - CORRECT ANSWER - Mexican War. Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma"
during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City. Marines also helped take California.
1859 - CORRECT ANSWER - Under the command of Colonel Robert E.Lee, U.S. Army,
Marines stormed the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave
revolt lead by abolitionist John Brown.
1868 - CORRECT ANSWER - (EGA is great) The eagle, globe, and anchor was adopted.
Brigadier Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant, modified the British (Royal) Marine emblem to depict
the Marines as both American and maritime.
, 1883 - CORRECT ANSWER - "Semper Fidelis" was adopted.
1900 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China
during the Boxer Rebellion.
1913 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps established its aviation unit. Marine
Major Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot.
1917 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in France. They participated in 8 distinct
operations which distinguished themselves and were awarded a number of decorations. One
being the French Fourragere which is still worn by members of the 5th and 6th Marines.
1933 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine
Force.
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in South Vietnam, which committed the
Marine Corps to the longest war in its history. They also landed in the Dominican Republic to
evacuate and protect U.S. citizens.
1982 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines deployed to Lebanon. On 23 October 1983, a
suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building killed 241 Americans and wounded 70
others. The last Marine withdrew in July of 1984.
1991 - CORRECT ANSWER - Operation Dessert Storm was launched after the Iraqi
government refused to comply with United Nations resolutions. Marine ground forces eventually
swept into Kuwait and liberated the country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military
capability.
2001 - CORRECT ANSWER - Soon after the 9/11 attacks Marine units deployed to the
Arabian Sea and in November 2001 set up a forward operating command in southern
Afghanistan as part if Operation Enduring Freedom, which marked the beginning of the War of
Terror. On 25 November, the 15th MEU arrived in Afghanistan. The MEU set up "Camp Rhino"
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
5 Steps of ORM - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify Hazards
Assess Hazards
Make Risk Decisions
Implement Controls
Supervise
4 Principles of ORM - CORRECT ANSWER - Accept risk when benefits outweigh the
cost.
Accept no unnecessary risk.
Anticipate and manage risk by planning.
Make risk decisions at the right level.
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - Head protection
Hearing protection
Foot protection
Eye protection
Hazardous Material - CORRECT ANSWER - Any material that because of quantity,
concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics, may pose a substantial hazard to human
health or the environment
Hazardous Waste - CORRECT ANSWER - A discarded material which meets the
definition of hazardous material and/or is designated as a hazardous waste by the EPA or a State
authority.
MSDS - CORRECT ANSWER - A technical bulletin containing information about
materials.
,Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or
death, property damage or mission degradation.
Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - An expression of possible loss in terms of severity and
probability.
Risk Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of detecting hazards and assessing
associated risks.
1775 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was created 10Nov1775 in Philadelphia,
PA at Tun Tavern by a resolution of the Continental Congress, which raised 2 battalions of
Marines. Captain Samuel Nicholas because the commander of the 2 battalions and is considered
the first Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1834, the Marines came under the department of
the Navy.
1776 - CORRECT ANSWER - First Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary
War. New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Seized guns and supplies. Leatherneck.
1805 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
on the "Shores of Tripoli." Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes" for the first time in the Eastern
Hemisphere.
1847 - CORRECT ANSWER - Mexican War. Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma"
during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City. Marines also helped take California.
1859 - CORRECT ANSWER - Under the command of Colonel Robert E.Lee, U.S. Army,
Marines stormed the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave
revolt lead by abolitionist John Brown.
1868 - CORRECT ANSWER - (EGA is great) The eagle, globe, and anchor was adopted.
Brigadier Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant, modified the British (Royal) Marine emblem to depict
the Marines as both American and maritime.
, 1883 - CORRECT ANSWER - "Semper Fidelis" was adopted.
1900 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines defended the American Legation in Peking, China
during the Boxer Rebellion.
1913 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps established its aviation unit. Marine
Major Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot.
1917 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in France. They participated in 8 distinct
operations which distinguished themselves and were awarded a number of decorations. One
being the French Fourragere which is still worn by members of the 5th and 6th Marines.
1933 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine
Force.
1965 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines landed in South Vietnam, which committed the
Marine Corps to the longest war in its history. They also landed in the Dominican Republic to
evacuate and protect U.S. citizens.
1982 - CORRECT ANSWER - Marines deployed to Lebanon. On 23 October 1983, a
suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building killed 241 Americans and wounded 70
others. The last Marine withdrew in July of 1984.
1991 - CORRECT ANSWER - Operation Dessert Storm was launched after the Iraqi
government refused to comply with United Nations resolutions. Marine ground forces eventually
swept into Kuwait and liberated the country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military
capability.
2001 - CORRECT ANSWER - Soon after the 9/11 attacks Marine units deployed to the
Arabian Sea and in November 2001 set up a forward operating command in southern
Afghanistan as part if Operation Enduring Freedom, which marked the beginning of the War of
Terror. On 25 November, the 15th MEU arrived in Afghanistan. The MEU set up "Camp Rhino"
