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NS3 Naval Knowledge Ch8

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is littoral nation?

a)

A country that’s an island

b)

A country without a shoreline bordering international waters

c)

A country with at least three shorelines bordering international waters

d)

A country with at least one shoreline bordering international waters

2.

Diplomatic recognition is a term that describes the measures taken by a state or an alliance of states to prevent hostile action by another state.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are the major technological developments that have emphasized the importance of the oceans since WWII?

a)

The island reach of sea power and the development of propulsion technology

b)

A rapid increase in the number of new nations and the steady decrease In the interdependence of all nations of the world

c)

The island rash of sea power and the development of nuclear technology

d)

A rapid increase in the number of new nations and the steady increase in the interdependence of all nations of the world

4.

What two aspects of nuclear technology have affected sea power?

a)

Thermonuclear warheads

b)

Fission reactors

c)

Radiological missiles

5.

What oceans are of prime strategic importance to the United States?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Afro-Asian

6.

The merchant fleet must not be kept competitive if it’s to meet the growing needs of industry and provide logistical support to our forces overseas.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The U.S must import over one hundred vital metals and minerals from more than sixty countries, including nearly 100 percent of what two ores?

a)

Iron

b)

Aluminum

c)

Bauxite

d)

Chromium

e)

Uranium

8.

What type of ship is registered in the United States and operates under the American flag on the high seas?

a)

Intermodal

b)

U.S.-flag

c)

Containership

d)

Foreign-flag

9.

___________ ships have revolutionized waterborne freight transport worldwide. They are the most productive intermodal ships in the U.S. maritime service.

a)

Intermodal

b)

Roll-on-roll-off (RoRo)

c)

Container

d)

Cruise

10.

The _________ authorized the payment of construction and operating subsidies so American ship owners would consider expansion. This enables the merchant marine to compete against foreign companies.

a)

Merchant Marine Act of 1936

b)

Jones Act of 1920

c)

Merchant Marine Act of 1996

d)

Maritime Commission of 1951

11.

The basic means of moving vast quantities of raw materials and manufactured trade goods throughout the world is by land because this is the fastest, most efficient, and most economical way.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What designator is used to identify MSC ships?

a)

USS

b)

USN

c)

USNS

d)

UNSS

13.

The national strategy of the United States today includes three principal elements: deterrence, flexible response, and __________.

a)

Maritime security

b)

Massive retaliation

c)

Global strategy

d)

Forward strategy

14.

What type of supporting warfare task involves naval operations that are unconventional in nature and often clandestine in character?

a)

Intelligence

b)

Special warfare

c)

Electronic warfare

d)

Logistics

15.

What are the Navy’s two basic functions?

a)

Sea control

b)

Maritime combat

c)

Power projection

d)

Deterrence

16.

What is the tactical key to survival in atomic warfare?

a)

Deterrence

b)

Best position

c)

Dispersal

d)

Larger size

17.

What is limited war defines as?

a)

Armed conflict between major powers in which the total resources of the belligerents are employed, and the national survival of a major belligerent is in jeopardy

b)

Armed conflicts, other than incidents, in which one or more major powers or their proxies voluntarily restrict their actions in order to prevent escalation

c)

A form of warfare used by a small group of individuals outside the established government in attempt to bring about political change by the creation and exploitation of fear

18.

Mao considered revolution total war, with no scruples for __________, righteousness, and morality.

a)

Wickedness

b)

Benevolence

c)

Dishonor

d)

Malice

19.

What new form of warfare has emerged in recent years?

a)

World

b)

Limited

c)

General

d)

Terrorism

20.

During what type of warfare are the following tools used: radio sonobuoys, magnetic anomaly detection gear, dipping sonar, infrared detection, and towered arrays?

a)

Undersea

b)

Submarine

c)

Amphibious

d)

All of the above

21.

Historically, the mission of a submarine has been to seek out and destroy enemy submarine, bot naval and merchant.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What are the main Navy visual communication methods?

a)

Flaghoist

b)

Semaphore

c)

Flashing light

d)

All the answers are correct

23.

Who is the chair of the National Security Council (NSC)?

a)

Secretary of Defense

b)

President of the United States

c)

Vice President of the United States

d)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

24.

Which Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Group 10, compromised of articles 77-134, deals with acts that are in direct violation of military and civil law suck as murder, assault, larceny, and absence without leave. What are these articles called?

a)

Criminal articles

b)

General articles

c)

Punitive articles

d)

Jurisdictional articles

25.

Which Navy regulations article is the rule concerning service examinations?

a)

Article 1110

b)

Article 1145

c)

Article 1151

d)

Article 1162

26.

What kind of nonjudicial punishment may be awarded to officers?

a)

They may be placed in correctional custody

b)

They may be assigned extra duty

c)

They may be placed in hack

d)

They may be demoted in rank

27.

What type of court-martial is the most serious?

a)

Summary

b)

General

c)

Special

d)

Peremptory

28.

What is an archipelago nation?

a)

One composed of a single state

b)

One composed of many islands

c)

One composed of a single island

d)

One composed of three or more countries

29.

Some rivers, such as Potomac, Mississippi, Thames, of Rhône, lie entirely within one country. What are these rivers called?

a)

National

b)

Inland

c)

Thalweg

d)

Contiguous

30.

What is the name of the meetings that occurred in 1907 as a first attempt to create rules of warfare?

a)

The Geneva Conventions

b)

The Law of the Sea Conventions

c)

The Paris Peace and Warfare Discussions

d)

The Hague Peace Conventions