DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -
Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative
classification for DoD personnel is: - Correct Answers -DoDM 5200.01, DoD Information
Security Program
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
(S) The training exercise runs Monday through Friday and occurs every June based on
trainer availability. The only trainer currently certified is running other exercises the first
three weeks in June.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new
document? - Correct Answers -Revealed By
Including information in a new product that has already been classified is called: -
Correct Answers -Derivative classification
A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is: - Correct Answers -A collection of precise,
comprehensive guidance about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system
elements of information to be classified.
Cleared contractor employees are subject to sanctions for violating any policies in the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). - Correct Answers -
True
Which of the following are Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) sanctions? - Correct
Answers -All of the above
What is the importance of derivative classification? - Correct Answers -Helps protect
national security
, Derivative classification is - Correct Answers -The process of using existing classified
information to create new material and marking the new
Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized
disclosure could damage national security, and it concerns military plans, weapon
systems, or operations. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - Correct Answers -
Analyze and evaluate information to identify elements that require classification
Have access to classification guidance
Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? - Correct
Answers -None of the above
Which of the following are criminal sanctions? - Correct Answers -All of the above
Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working on
during conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a
small piece of information and he knows the person he gave the information to. -
Correct Answers -FALSE
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following
criteria EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -The unauthorized disclosure of the information
could cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
You formally challenge the classification of information and the classifying agency
provides a partial response. What is your responsibility if the classifying agency does
not provide a full response within 120 days? - Correct Answers -Forward the challenge
to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP).
Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or
different document is an example of _______ - Correct Answers -Paraphrasing or
Restating
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - Correct Answers -
Possess expertise in the subject matter on which they are creating documentation
Receive training on derivative classification principles
Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the
following? - Correct Answers -A reader can deduce the classified information by
performing additional interpretation or analysis.
Derivative classifiers are responsible for carrying forward classification guidance and
applicable downgrading and declassification instructions. - Correct Answers -TRUE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -
Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified
The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative
classification for DoD personnel is: - Correct Answers -DoDM 5200.01, DoD Information
Security Program
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
(S) The training exercise runs Monday through Friday and occurs every June based on
trainer availability. The only trainer currently certified is running other exercises the first
three weeks in June.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new
document? - Correct Answers -Revealed By
Including information in a new product that has already been classified is called: -
Correct Answers -Derivative classification
A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is: - Correct Answers -A collection of precise,
comprehensive guidance about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system
elements of information to be classified.
Cleared contractor employees are subject to sanctions for violating any policies in the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). - Correct Answers -
True
Which of the following are Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) sanctions? - Correct
Answers -All of the above
What is the importance of derivative classification? - Correct Answers -Helps protect
national security
, Derivative classification is - Correct Answers -The process of using existing classified
information to create new material and marking the new
Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized
disclosure could damage national security, and it concerns military plans, weapon
systems, or operations. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - Correct Answers -
Analyze and evaluate information to identify elements that require classification
Have access to classification guidance
Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? - Correct
Answers -None of the above
Which of the following are criminal sanctions? - Correct Answers -All of the above
Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working on
during conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a
small piece of information and he knows the person he gave the information to. -
Correct Answers -FALSE
To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following
criteria EXCEPT: - Correct Answers -The unauthorized disclosure of the information
could cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
You formally challenge the classification of information and the classifying agency
provides a partial response. What is your responsibility if the classifying agency does
not provide a full response within 120 days? - Correct Answers -Forward the challenge
to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP).
Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or
different document is an example of _______ - Correct Answers -Paraphrasing or
Restating
Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - Correct Answers -
Possess expertise in the subject matter on which they are creating documentation
Receive training on derivative classification principles
Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the
following? - Correct Answers -A reader can deduce the classified information by
performing additional interpretation or analysis.
Derivative classifiers are responsible for carrying forward classification guidance and
applicable downgrading and declassification instructions. - Correct Answers -TRUE
