Quotes
Who said," I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
What are green and red horizontally banded buoys?
Preferred-channel buoys
The tooth-edged leaves of this cold-climate tree are edible.
Dwarf arctic birch
What term refers to the features designed to provide comfortable living conditions for the crew?
Habitability
Above the main deck the decks are usually called levels and the first level number is __________.
01
Who said, "War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of policy carried out by other means"and continually asserted that military and political strategy must go hand in hand?
Karl von Clausewitz
__________ buoys are upright wooden poles, or tubes of steel, often used to mark obstructions.
Spar
In what form of warfare does a small group of individuals outside the established government attempt to bring about political change by the creation and exploitation of fear?
Terrorism
What term means the way a ship handles in turns, in backing down, in going alongside another ship, or in evading enemy weapons?
Maneuverability
Complete decks below the main deck are numbered in sequence from the __________ deck down.
Second
Who said, "War is always conducted on both physical and psychological levels."
Alexander the Great of Macedonia
True or False.
Red buoys marking the left side of a channel bear odd numbers, starting with the first buoy from seaward. Green channel buoys, to the right of the channel coming from seaward, have even numbers.
False
In what country are the oil fields of Lake Maracaibo located?
Venezuela
This consists of offensive aircraft and landing craft used to fight against the enemy.
Armament
Girders attached to the keel, called __________ frames, run athwartship and support the watertight skin or shell plating, which forms the sides and bottoms of the ship.
Transverse
Who cried out the words "Don't give up the ship!" after being mortally wounded in battle?
Captain James Lawrence
If unlit, red right-hand channel buoys must be what type of buoys?
Nun
What word is used to refer to the moral or mental strength to face and deal with anything dangerous or difficult.
Courage
Almost everything intended for a ship depends on its _______.
Mission
A partial deck at the bow above the main deck is called the __________ deck.
Forecastle
Who said, "We're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked," in reference to the Cuban missile crisis?
Dean Rusk
What are the main categories of constructed navigational aids?
Lighthouses, day-beacons, and buoys
The worst defeat in U.S. naval history occurred off_______
Savo Island
What are the eight principles of ship construction?
Mission, Armament, Protection, Seaworthiness/Stability, Maneuverability, Speed, Endurance, Habitability
The __________ might be compared to an entrance hall or foyer in a building.
Quarterdeck