AWR-160-W WMD/Terrorism Awareness
for Emergency Responders. Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The definition of terrorism according to Title 18 United States Code (USC) is: - ANS Acts
intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government
by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping
Which of the following activities are indicators of potential terrorist activity? - ANS All of the
above
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might
include: - ANS All of the above
The Food and Agriculture sector has critical dependencies with which other Critical
Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sectors? - ANS All of the above
The RAIN concept is used by individuals to quickly gather and process information and to
synthesize the information in order to facilitate life safety actions at an incident. The letter "I"
in RAIN stands for: - ANS Isolate
Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall transportation
policies? - ANS Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall
transportation policies?
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, The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class 1 is colored: - ANS Orange
Examples of clues that use the senses to indicate hazardous materials include: - ANS Fire or
vapor clouds,
A hissing sound,
Visible corrosion
Protective actions are "those steps taken to safeguard the health and safety of emergency
responders and the public during an incident involving releases of dangerous goods" (DOT
2012, pg. 288). Protective actions are listed in the green- and ____________ -bordered pages of
the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). - ANS Orange
A container with round, hemispherical ends is considered dangerous because the contents are:
- ANS Pressurized
Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments. - ANS True
An area surrounding the incident in which persons may be exposed to dangerous and life-
threatening concentrations of material is called the: - ANS Initial isolation zone
There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent primarily
attacks the lung tissue? - ANS Choking agent
All of the following are advantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities except: -
ANS Deployment is hazardous to terrorists
Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in many
communities? - ANS All of the above
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for Emergency Responders. Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The definition of terrorism according to Title 18 United States Code (USC) is: - ANS Acts
intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government
by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping
Which of the following activities are indicators of potential terrorist activity? - ANS All of the
above
Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) are potential terrorist targets. CIKR might
include: - ANS All of the above
The Food and Agriculture sector has critical dependencies with which other Critical
Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) sectors? - ANS All of the above
The RAIN concept is used by individuals to quickly gather and process information and to
synthesize the information in order to facilitate life safety actions at an incident. The letter "I"
in RAIN stands for: - ANS Isolate
Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall transportation
policies? - ANS Which one of these government agencies establishes the nation's overall
transportation policies?
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, The Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard class 1 is colored: - ANS Orange
Examples of clues that use the senses to indicate hazardous materials include: - ANS Fire or
vapor clouds,
A hissing sound,
Visible corrosion
Protective actions are "those steps taken to safeguard the health and safety of emergency
responders and the public during an incident involving releases of dangerous goods" (DOT
2012, pg. 288). Protective actions are listed in the green- and ____________ -bordered pages of
the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). - ANS Orange
A container with round, hemispherical ends is considered dangerous because the contents are:
- ANS Pressurized
Shipping papers are required for all hazardous material shipments. - ANS True
An area surrounding the incident in which persons may be exposed to dangerous and life-
threatening concentrations of material is called the: - ANS Initial isolation zone
There are four types of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA). Of the four, which agent primarily
attacks the lung tissue? - ANS Choking agent
All of the following are advantages of using chemical agents for terrorist activities except: -
ANS Deployment is hazardous to terrorists
Which of the following locations that use chemicals are commonly found in many
communities? - ANS All of the above
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