DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION
TRAINING EXAM – 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if yo
u engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) - correct answer-
Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific information elements t
hat identify their classification, reason for classification, downgrading, and declassification information? -
correct answer-Security Classification Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
correct answer-Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivate classifiers EXCEPT: - correct answer-
Derivative classifiers must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the categories specifi
ed in Executive Order 13526. - correct answer-8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of this question) -
correct answer-
Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in
the interest of national security.
, IfAyouAareAaAmilitaryApersonnelAandAyouAknowinglyAleakedAclassifiedAinformationAtoAanAunauthorizedAuse
r,AwhatAsanctionsAmightAbeAimposedAonAyou?A(selectAALLAtheAcorrectAresponses)A-AcorrectAanswer--
LossAofApay
- DishonorableA discharge
- Incarceration
DerivativeAClassificationAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-
TheAprocessAofAusingAexistingAclassifiedAinformationAtoAcreateAnewAdocumentsAorAmaterialAandAmarkingAt
hAeAnewAmaterialAconsistentAwithAtheAclassificationAmarkingsAthatAapplyAtoAtheAsourceAinformation.
InformationAisAprohibitedAfromAbeingAclassifiedAforAwhatAreasons:A(selectAallAthatAapply)A-
AcorrectAanswer--AToAconcealAviolationsAofAtheAlaw,Ainefficiencies,AorAerrors
- toApreventAembarrassment
- toArestrainAcompetition
InformationAtakenAdirectlyAfromAanAexistingAclassifiedAsourceAandAstatedAverbatimAinAaAnewAorAdifferentAd
oAcumentAisAanAexampleAofAA A .A-AcorrectAanswer-Extracting
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAwaysAtoApromoteAtheAsharingAofAinformationAwithinAtheAFederalAgovernment,Aacro
sAsAstate;Alocal,AandAtribalAgovernments,AandAwithAcoalitionApartners,AlawAenforcement,AandAtheAgeneralAp
ublAicAEXCEPT:A-AcorrectAanswer-AutomaticallyAdeclassifyingTinformationAthatAisAshared.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAadministrativeAsanctions?A-AcorrectAanswer--AsuspensionAwithoutApay
- revocationAofAsecurityAeligibility
TheAdocumentAthatAprovidesAbasicAguidanceAandAregulatoryArequirementsAforAderivativeAclassificationAforA
DoDApersonnelAis:A-TcorrectAanswer-DODMA5200.01,ADODAInformationASecurityAProgram
YourAnewAmaterialAmayAaggregate,AorAbringAtogether,ApiecesAofAinformationAthatAareAnotAindividuallyAclass
ifAied,AbutAwhenApresentedAtogetherAtheyArenderAyourAnewAmaterialAclassified.AThisAclassificationAconcep
tAisAcalledA .A-AcorrectAanswer-ClassificationAbyACompilation
TRAINING EXAM – 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if yo
u engage in any of the following EXCEPT: (select best answer) - correct answer-
Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified.
When derivatively classifying information, where can you find a listing of specific information elements t
hat identify their classification, reason for classification, downgrading, and declassification information? -
correct answer-Security Classification Guide (SCG)
The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document? -
correct answer-Contained in
All of the following are responsibilities of derivate classifiers EXCEPT: - correct answer-
Derivative classifiers must have an original classification authority.
In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the categories specifi
ed in Executive Order 13526. - correct answer-8
All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT: (multiple versions of this question) -
correct answer-
Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in
the interest of national security.
, IfAyouAareAaAmilitaryApersonnelAandAyouAknowinglyAleakedAclassifiedAinformationAtoAanAunauthorizedAuse
r,AwhatAsanctionsAmightAbeAimposedAonAyou?A(selectAALLAtheAcorrectAresponses)A-AcorrectAanswer--
LossAofApay
- DishonorableA discharge
- Incarceration
DerivativeAClassificationAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-
TheAprocessAofAusingAexistingAclassifiedAinformationAtoAcreateAnewAdocumentsAorAmaterialAandAmarkingAt
hAeAnewAmaterialAconsistentAwithAtheAclassificationAmarkingsAthatAapplyAtoAtheAsourceAinformation.
InformationAisAprohibitedAfromAbeingAclassifiedAforAwhatAreasons:A(selectAallAthatAapply)A-
AcorrectAanswer--AToAconcealAviolationsAofAtheAlaw,Ainefficiencies,AorAerrors
- toApreventAembarrassment
- toArestrainAcompetition
InformationAtakenAdirectlyAfromAanAexistingAclassifiedAsourceAandAstatedAverbatimAinAaAnewAorAdifferentAd
oAcumentAisAanAexampleAofAA A .A-AcorrectAanswer-Extracting
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAwaysAtoApromoteAtheAsharingAofAinformationAwithinAtheAFederalAgovernment,Aacro
sAsAstate;Alocal,AandAtribalAgovernments,AandAwithAcoalitionApartners,AlawAenforcement,AandAtheAgeneralAp
ublAicAEXCEPT:A-AcorrectAanswer-AutomaticallyAdeclassifyingTinformationAthatAisAshared.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAadministrativeAsanctions?A-AcorrectAanswer--AsuspensionAwithoutApay
- revocationAofAsecurityAeligibility
TheAdocumentAthatAprovidesAbasicAguidanceAandAregulatoryArequirementsAforAderivativeAclassificationAforA
DoDApersonnelAis:A-TcorrectAanswer-DODMA5200.01,ADODAInformationASecurityAProgram
YourAnewAmaterialAmayAaggregate,AorAbringAtogether,ApiecesAofAinformationAthatAareAnotAindividuallyAclass
ifAied,AbutAwhenApresentedAtogetherAtheyArenderAyourAnewAmaterialAclassified.AThisAclassificationAconcep
tAisAcalledA .A-AcorrectAanswer-ClassificationAbyACompilation
