PRE-TEST AWR-160-W
WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
(GRADED A+ NEWLY UPDATED 2025
1. Radioactive material in an unwanted location, especially where it could
cause harm, is called:
a) Radiation
b) Exposure
c) Contamination
d) A nuclear weapon
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Contamination
2. The principles of distance, shielding, and time help emergency responders
to:
a) Recognize hazards
b) Avoid injury by minimizing exposure
c) Notify authorities faster
d) Improve situational awareness
✔✔ Correct Answer: b) Avoid injury by minimizing exposure
3. What type of information is found on the orange pages of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG)?
a) A list of materials by UN ID number
b) An alphabetical index of hazardous materials
c) Safety measures and emergency response guidelines
d) Initial isolation distances and water-reactive materials
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Safety measures and emergency response guidelines
4. In the acronym TRACEM-P, the letter “P” stands for:
a) Pipeline
b) Poison
c) Psychological
, d) Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Psychological
5. Which U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class includes
oxidizers like hydrogen peroxide and ammonium nitrate fertilizers?
a) Class 1: Explosives
b) Class 3: Flammable liquids
c) Class 4: Flammable solids
d) Class 5: Oxidizers and organic peroxides
✔✔ Correct Answer: d) Class 5: Oxidizers and organic peroxides
Which Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sector is the primary
protector for all other CIKR?
a. Communications
b. Defense Industrial Base
c. Emergency Services
d. Government Facilities - ANSWER✔✔c.
Emergency Services
What is an incubation period?
a. The disease caused by a biological agent
b. The time between exposure and development of a disease
c. The time it takes to develop enough biological agent for an attack
d. The area established as an immediate precautionary measure - ANSWER✔✔b.
The time between exposure and development of a disease
At a local high school football game, an unknown yellow vapor cloud has begun to
spread from a package hidden under the bleachers. What should the immediate
precautionary distance be until the possible chemical agent is identified?
a. 75 feet
b. 150 feet
c. 330 feet
d. 500 feet - ANSWER✔✔d. 500 feet
Which of the following is most likely to produce symptoms quickly?
a.
Bacteria
WMD/TERRORISM AWARENESS FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
(GRADED A+ NEWLY UPDATED 2025
1. Radioactive material in an unwanted location, especially where it could
cause harm, is called:
a) Radiation
b) Exposure
c) Contamination
d) A nuclear weapon
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Contamination
2. The principles of distance, shielding, and time help emergency responders
to:
a) Recognize hazards
b) Avoid injury by minimizing exposure
c) Notify authorities faster
d) Improve situational awareness
✔✔ Correct Answer: b) Avoid injury by minimizing exposure
3. What type of information is found on the orange pages of the Emergency
Response Guidebook (ERG)?
a) A list of materials by UN ID number
b) An alphabetical index of hazardous materials
c) Safety measures and emergency response guidelines
d) Initial isolation distances and water-reactive materials
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Safety measures and emergency response guidelines
4. In the acronym TRACEM-P, the letter “P” stands for:
a) Pipeline
b) Poison
c) Psychological
, d) Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔ Correct Answer: c) Psychological
5. Which U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class includes
oxidizers like hydrogen peroxide and ammonium nitrate fertilizers?
a) Class 1: Explosives
b) Class 3: Flammable liquids
c) Class 4: Flammable solids
d) Class 5: Oxidizers and organic peroxides
✔✔ Correct Answer: d) Class 5: Oxidizers and organic peroxides
Which Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sector is the primary
protector for all other CIKR?
a. Communications
b. Defense Industrial Base
c. Emergency Services
d. Government Facilities - ANSWER✔✔c.
Emergency Services
What is an incubation period?
a. The disease caused by a biological agent
b. The time between exposure and development of a disease
c. The time it takes to develop enough biological agent for an attack
d. The area established as an immediate precautionary measure - ANSWER✔✔b.
The time between exposure and development of a disease
At a local high school football game, an unknown yellow vapor cloud has begun to
spread from a package hidden under the bleachers. What should the immediate
precautionary distance be until the possible chemical agent is identified?
a. 75 feet
b. 150 feet
c. 330 feet
d. 500 feet - ANSWER✔✔d. 500 feet
Which of the following is most likely to produce symptoms quickly?
a.
Bacteria
