MS 401: The Army Officer - Lesson 21: Defensive Operations Quiz

What is the purpose of the defense?

• To provide a safe and secure environment while establishing or reestablishing government services, infrastructure, and humanitarian relief

• To provide a ready, prompt, and sustained land dominance for the nation's wars, as part of the Joint Force

• Create conditions for a counteroffensive that allows Army forces to regain the initiative

• Defeat, destroy, or neutralize the enemy force

Which characteristic of defensive operations is,

"Simultaneous application of combat power throughout an area

of operations"

• Disruption

• Operations in Depth

• Security

• Preparation

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of defensive operations

• Mass and Concentration

• Surprise

• Operations in Depth

• Disruption

Which characteristic of defensive operations is,

"Plans that anticipate enemy actions and allocates resources accordingly"

• Flexibility

• Maneuver

• Security

• Preparation

What type of defense is an operation that concentrates on the destruction or defeat of the enemy through a decisive attack by a striking force

• Retrograde

• Perimeter Defense

• Area Defense

• Mobile Defense

In which type of defensive operation is the defender focused on movement away from the enemy?

• Perimeter Defense

• Retrograde

• Mobile Defense

• Area Defense

Which type of defensive operation denies enemy forces access to designated terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright

• Area Defense

• Mobile Defense

• Retrograde

• Zone Defense