EMER 155 FINAL CUM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!
Which of the following are methods used to counter secondary threats?
Fighting urban fires after earthquakes.
Preparing for flooding following a glacier melt during a volcanic eruption.
Identifying contaminated wildlife or fish in connection with a toxic chemical spill.
Identifying contaminated water supplies following flooding. - CORRECT ANSWER-All of the above
Hazard mitigation involves working with:
Government agencies and business owners
Schools and businesses
Home owners
Businesses, households, and government agencies - CORRECT ANSWER-Businesses,
households, and government agencies
A disaster preparedness program needs to answer the question:
How will the response and recovery organizations function?
When will resources arrive?
From what direction is the natural disaster approaching?
Why is the disaster occurring? - CORRECT ANSWER-How will the response and recovery
organizations function?
,The term ____________ refers to the potential for extreme events to affect people, property and
the natural environment in a given location.
Hazard
Disaster
Emergency
Catastrophe - CORRECT ANSWER-Hazard
Which of the following is a goal of emergency response?
Protecting the population.
Raising money for recovery efforts.
Returning the community back to normal.
Preventing disasters before they occur. - CORRECT ANSWER-Protecting the population.
Risks from technological disasters are decreasing because there are fewer people living close
to technological hazards.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Emergency response addresses the causes of a disaster, reducing the likelihood it will occur, or
limiting its impact.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Sanctions punish actions that reduce hazard vulnerability.
,True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
One way to reduce vulnerability to hazards is to launch a successful risk communication
program.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-True
All of the resources used during recovery come from outside the community.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What type of power is often referred to a the "carrot and stick" approach?
Legitimate power
Referent power
Information power
Reward and coercive power - CORRECT ANSWER-Reward and coercive power
A quality of an emergency manager that is needed to successfully pursue an agenda is:
Personal commitment because it can take years to overcome opposition to new policies.
Expertise in surviving natural disasters.
Navigation of FEMA regulations.
Developing relationships with Homeland Security officials. - CORRECT ANSWER-Personal
commitment because it can take years to overcome
, The basic social group unit today is:
Households
Family
Businesses
Friends - CORRECT ANSWER-Households
Which of the following is power that involves true, new, and relevant facts or arguments?
Legitimate power
Information power
Coercive power
Referent power - CORRECT ANSWER-Information power
Which of the following is not an agenda type?
Systemic
Economical
Institutional
Governmental - CORRECT ANSWER-Economical
Businesses tend to focus on mitigation and preparedness.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The National Flood Insurance Program was developed by FEMA.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!
Which of the following are methods used to counter secondary threats?
Fighting urban fires after earthquakes.
Preparing for flooding following a glacier melt during a volcanic eruption.
Identifying contaminated wildlife or fish in connection with a toxic chemical spill.
Identifying contaminated water supplies following flooding. - CORRECT ANSWER-All of the above
Hazard mitigation involves working with:
Government agencies and business owners
Schools and businesses
Home owners
Businesses, households, and government agencies - CORRECT ANSWER-Businesses,
households, and government agencies
A disaster preparedness program needs to answer the question:
How will the response and recovery organizations function?
When will resources arrive?
From what direction is the natural disaster approaching?
Why is the disaster occurring? - CORRECT ANSWER-How will the response and recovery
organizations function?
,The term ____________ refers to the potential for extreme events to affect people, property and
the natural environment in a given location.
Hazard
Disaster
Emergency
Catastrophe - CORRECT ANSWER-Hazard
Which of the following is a goal of emergency response?
Protecting the population.
Raising money for recovery efforts.
Returning the community back to normal.
Preventing disasters before they occur. - CORRECT ANSWER-Protecting the population.
Risks from technological disasters are decreasing because there are fewer people living close
to technological hazards.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Emergency response addresses the causes of a disaster, reducing the likelihood it will occur, or
limiting its impact.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Sanctions punish actions that reduce hazard vulnerability.
,True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
One way to reduce vulnerability to hazards is to launch a successful risk communication
program.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-True
All of the resources used during recovery come from outside the community.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What type of power is often referred to a the "carrot and stick" approach?
Legitimate power
Referent power
Information power
Reward and coercive power - CORRECT ANSWER-Reward and coercive power
A quality of an emergency manager that is needed to successfully pursue an agenda is:
Personal commitment because it can take years to overcome opposition to new policies.
Expertise in surviving natural disasters.
Navigation of FEMA regulations.
Developing relationships with Homeland Security officials. - CORRECT ANSWER-Personal
commitment because it can take years to overcome
, The basic social group unit today is:
Households
Family
Businesses
Friends - CORRECT ANSWER-Households
Which of the following is power that involves true, new, and relevant facts or arguments?
Legitimate power
Information power
Coercive power
Referent power - CORRECT ANSWER-Information power
Which of the following is not an agenda type?
Systemic
Economical
Institutional
Governmental - CORRECT ANSWER-Economical
Businesses tend to focus on mitigation and preparedness.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER-False
The National Flood Insurance Program was developed by FEMA.
