2026 CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTION BANK WITH OVER
180+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The main responsibility of an executive protection agent
is to:
A. Enforce laws
B. Protect the client from harm
C. Conduct investigations
D. Detain suspects
Correct Answer: B. Protect the client from harm
2. In California, an executive protection agent must hold a
valid:
A. Guard Card only
B. BSIS PPO License or Guard Card with Exposed Firearm
Permit
C. Security Alarm Technician License
D. Private Investigator License only
Correct Answer: B. BSIS PPO License or Guard Card
with Exposed Firearm Permit
,3. “Advance work” refers to:
A. Conducting background checks on the client
B. Preparing logistics and route planning before a detail
C. Surveillance of the client’s home
D. Responding to an emergency
Correct Answer: B. Preparing logistics and route
planning before a detail
4. The primary objective in an ambush situation is to:
A. Return fire immediately
B. Escape and evacuate the client
C. Call law enforcement
D. Take cover and assess
Correct Answer: B. Escape and evacuate the client
5. The principal refers to:
A. The team leader
B. The client under protection
C. The employer
D. The advance agent
Correct Answer: B. The client under protection
,6. Which of the following best defines “protective
intelligence”?
A. Background research on the client’s family
B. Information gathering and threat analysis
C. Surveillance on employees
D. Internet searches
Correct Answer: B. Information gathering and threat
analysis
7. When providing executive protection in California, agents
are governed by:
A. Penal Code §830.1
B. Business & Professions Code, Chapter 11.5 (BSIS
regulations)
C. Vehicle Code
D. Civil Code
Correct Answer: B. Business & Professions Code,
Chapter 11.5 (BSIS regulations)
8. A “protective advance” includes:
A. Venue inspection
B. Route analysis
C. Emergency planning
D. All of the above
, Correct Answer: D. All of the above
9. The primary form of communication between agents
during movement is:
A. Verbal shouting
B. Hand signals and radio comms
C. Flashlights
D. Cell phone texting
Correct Answer: B. Hand signals and radio comms
10. The most critical phase of executive protection is:
A. The motorcade movement
B. The advance phase
C. The arrival and departure
D. The overnight stay
Correct Answer: C. The arrival and departure
11. An effective protective formation should be:
A. Rigid and static
B. Dynamic and flexible
C. Spread out widely
D. Minimal in number
Correct Answer: B. Dynamic and flexible
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTION BANK WITH OVER
180+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The main responsibility of an executive protection agent
is to:
A. Enforce laws
B. Protect the client from harm
C. Conduct investigations
D. Detain suspects
Correct Answer: B. Protect the client from harm
2. In California, an executive protection agent must hold a
valid:
A. Guard Card only
B. BSIS PPO License or Guard Card with Exposed Firearm
Permit
C. Security Alarm Technician License
D. Private Investigator License only
Correct Answer: B. BSIS PPO License or Guard Card
with Exposed Firearm Permit
,3. “Advance work” refers to:
A. Conducting background checks on the client
B. Preparing logistics and route planning before a detail
C. Surveillance of the client’s home
D. Responding to an emergency
Correct Answer: B. Preparing logistics and route
planning before a detail
4. The primary objective in an ambush situation is to:
A. Return fire immediately
B. Escape and evacuate the client
C. Call law enforcement
D. Take cover and assess
Correct Answer: B. Escape and evacuate the client
5. The principal refers to:
A. The team leader
B. The client under protection
C. The employer
D. The advance agent
Correct Answer: B. The client under protection
,6. Which of the following best defines “protective
intelligence”?
A. Background research on the client’s family
B. Information gathering and threat analysis
C. Surveillance on employees
D. Internet searches
Correct Answer: B. Information gathering and threat
analysis
7. When providing executive protection in California, agents
are governed by:
A. Penal Code §830.1
B. Business & Professions Code, Chapter 11.5 (BSIS
regulations)
C. Vehicle Code
D. Civil Code
Correct Answer: B. Business & Professions Code,
Chapter 11.5 (BSIS regulations)
8. A “protective advance” includes:
A. Venue inspection
B. Route analysis
C. Emergency planning
D. All of the above
, Correct Answer: D. All of the above
9. The primary form of communication between agents
during movement is:
A. Verbal shouting
B. Hand signals and radio comms
C. Flashlights
D. Cell phone texting
Correct Answer: B. Hand signals and radio comms
10. The most critical phase of executive protection is:
A. The motorcade movement
B. The advance phase
C. The arrival and departure
D. The overnight stay
Correct Answer: C. The arrival and departure
11. An effective protective formation should be:
A. Rigid and static
B. Dynamic and flexible
C. Spread out widely
D. Minimal in number
Correct Answer: B. Dynamic and flexible
