CPO CORRECT FINAL EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Railroad police were, and still are, a privately employed police force with full law
enforcement authority.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are reasons that are driving radical Islamic fundamentalism?
A. Undereducated or miseducated young men who have learned that the United States
is "The Great Satan"
B. A large number of unemployed or underemployed people living in poverty.
C. Charismatic leaders
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?
A. This act ensured collective bargaining rights
B. This allowed the first labor union to be formed
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike
or lockout if a substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
,D. This act forced labor unions to temporarily disband until clearer regulations for labor
unions could be put into place. - ✔✔C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can
obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a substantial area is affected or national
security is threatened.
✔✔Intrusion alarms are point protection only.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are lessons that have been learned by studying the history of
security?
A. The need for a chain of command
B. An increase in professionalism
C. The need for professional training
D. Both B and C - ✔✔D. Both B and C
✔✔Allan Pinkerton was known for which of the following unique innovations?
A. Arming officers with handguns
B. Extensive centralized records
C. A training camp for his employees
D. The idea - ✔✔B. Extensive centralized records
✔✔The central alarm/dispatch operations is "the brain" of a security operation, serving
as the command, control, and communications center.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following best describes a protection officer?
A. A man or a woman hired to look after an entrance door.
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform
various tasks.
C. A man or a woman in charge of welcoming visitors and providing them with
information
D. A man or a woman hired to dissuade potential trespassers - ✔✔B. A man or a
woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
✔✔The career path of a protection officer might take him through:
A. Operational level
B. Supervisory level
C. Management level
, D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔The Professional Protection Officer has some essential characteristics. Which of the
following is not one of them?
A. Follows a code of ethics
B. Shares a common history
C. Masters the use of lethal and non-lethal weapons
D. Owns a common body of knowledge - ✔✔C. Masters the use of lethal and non-lethal
weapons
✔✔Competency can be demonstrated through professional certifications, and consists
of an adequate balance of three characteristics. Which of the following is not one of
those?
A. Attitude
B. Skills
C. Communication
D. Knowledge - ✔✔C. Communication
✔✔Every decision that a protection officer makes reflects on the organization he or she
represents; for instance, patrol officers often times are the only people on the premises
(during night and weekends). Which of the following tasks is most unusual to a basic
protection officer?
A. Collect intelligence on changes, unusual situations, or suspicious persons.
B. Maintain compliance with organizational policies
C. Legal consultant role
D. interacting with the public in the environment - ✔✔B. maintain compliance with
organizational policies
✔✔The basic role of the protection officer is to prevent, mitigate, and respond to:
A. Intentionally created risks (security)
B. Accidental and unintentional risks (safety, health, environment, and quality)
C. Any and all risks in the WAECUP model
D. None of the above - ✔✔C. Any and all risks in the WAECUP model
✔✔There are five types of critical resources to be protected; which of the following is
not one of those?
A. Time
B. Information
C. People
D. Reputation - ✔✔A. Time
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Railroad police were, and still are, a privately employed police force with full law
enforcement authority.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are reasons that are driving radical Islamic fundamentalism?
A. Undereducated or miseducated young men who have learned that the United States
is "The Great Satan"
B. A large number of unemployed or underemployed people living in poverty.
C. Charismatic leaders
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔What is the importance of the Taft-Hartley Act?
A. This act ensured collective bargaining rights
B. This allowed the first labor union to be formed
C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can obtain an injunction against a strike
or lockout if a substantial area is affected or national security is threatened.
,D. This act forced labor unions to temporarily disband until clearer regulations for labor
unions could be put into place. - ✔✔C. The U.S. president, via the attorney general, can
obtain an injunction against a strike or lockout if a substantial area is affected or national
security is threatened.
✔✔Intrusion alarms are point protection only.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are lessons that have been learned by studying the history of
security?
A. The need for a chain of command
B. An increase in professionalism
C. The need for professional training
D. Both B and C - ✔✔D. Both B and C
✔✔Allan Pinkerton was known for which of the following unique innovations?
A. Arming officers with handguns
B. Extensive centralized records
C. A training camp for his employees
D. The idea - ✔✔B. Extensive centralized records
✔✔The central alarm/dispatch operations is "the brain" of a security operation, serving
as the command, control, and communications center.
True or False - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following best describes a protection officer?
A. A man or a woman hired to look after an entrance door.
B. A man or a woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform
various tasks.
C. A man or a woman in charge of welcoming visitors and providing them with
information
D. A man or a woman hired to dissuade potential trespassers - ✔✔B. A man or a
woman who concentrates on safety and security while others perform various tasks.
✔✔The career path of a protection officer might take him through:
A. Operational level
B. Supervisory level
C. Management level
, D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔The Professional Protection Officer has some essential characteristics. Which of the
following is not one of them?
A. Follows a code of ethics
B. Shares a common history
C. Masters the use of lethal and non-lethal weapons
D. Owns a common body of knowledge - ✔✔C. Masters the use of lethal and non-lethal
weapons
✔✔Competency can be demonstrated through professional certifications, and consists
of an adequate balance of three characteristics. Which of the following is not one of
those?
A. Attitude
B. Skills
C. Communication
D. Knowledge - ✔✔C. Communication
✔✔Every decision that a protection officer makes reflects on the organization he or she
represents; for instance, patrol officers often times are the only people on the premises
(during night and weekends). Which of the following tasks is most unusual to a basic
protection officer?
A. Collect intelligence on changes, unusual situations, or suspicious persons.
B. Maintain compliance with organizational policies
C. Legal consultant role
D. interacting with the public in the environment - ✔✔B. maintain compliance with
organizational policies
✔✔The basic role of the protection officer is to prevent, mitigate, and respond to:
A. Intentionally created risks (security)
B. Accidental and unintentional risks (safety, health, environment, and quality)
C. Any and all risks in the WAECUP model
D. None of the above - ✔✔C. Any and all risks in the WAECUP model
✔✔There are five types of critical resources to be protected; which of the following is
not one of those?
A. Time
B. Information
C. People
D. Reputation - ✔✔A. Time
