Cadet Academics
A librarian at West Point can help cadets with:
a. finding books and journal articles to write a paper
b. refine your research topic
c. guide you to resources to help complete your citations
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
An Egg Chair is...
a. an omelet special at Denny's
b. a required piece of knowledge at meals
c. an ergonomic recliner for systematic recovery
d. the leader of the cadet nutrition committee
c. What is an ergonomic recliner for systematic recovery?
This person is considered the father of West Point and graduated from West Point in what year?
a. George Washington 1772
b. Sylvanus Thayer 1808
c. Tadeusz Kosciuszko 1778
d. Ulysses Grant 1843
b. Who is Sylvanus Thayer 1808?
True or False? Plebes can become certified tutors if their instructor recommends them to our tutor coordinator.
What is true?
This is the time management tool that companies often require cadets to complete.
a. Semester Calendar
b. Cadet Planner
c. iCalendar
d. Outlook Calendar
a. What is Semester Calendar?
"AI" (at West Point) stands for...
a. Artificial Intelligence
b. Additional Instruction
c. Active Instruction
d. Additional Independence
b. What is Additional Instruction?
Conducting a long 10-12 min relaxation response in the Alpha Chamber aka Egg Chair, can provide you many of the same benefits as up to one hour of sleep? True or False?
What is True?
Beginning in 1838, cadets were charged 20 cents per month by West Point for furnishing this.
a. soap
b. laundry
c. beds
d. water
c. What are beds? Until 1938 cadets were not issued or required to have beds, so many slept on the floor.
This is the number of majors at West Point.
a. 36
b. 13
c. 30
d. 21
a. What is 36?
Besides your own printer, where else can you print something you need for school?
a. Thayer Hall
b. Grant Hall
c. Jefferson Hall
d. Bartlett Hall
c. What is Jefferson Hall? There is a limit on the number of pages you can print but it is another resource for cadets.
During the academic year, this is the most common start time for the first class on a modified day.
a. 0800
b. 0730
c. 0700
d. 0630
d. What is 0630?
This is the most important source of a person's confidence.
a. Parents or family
b. Own thoughts about themselves
c. Past success or achievements
d. Quotes or phrases about confidence
b. What is own thoughts about themselves?
This was introduced to West Point in 1850.
a. permission for cadets to smoke in their rooms
b. gas lighting in cadet barracks
c. running water in cadet barracks
d. steam heat in cadet barracks
d. What is steam heat in cadet barracks?
RS102 (Reading Efficiency) leads to an average increase of __________WPM.
a. 250
b. 700
c. 500
d. 100
b. What is 700?
This is the weekend cadets can typically take pass.
a. F
b. A/C
c. A/D
d. B
d. What is B?
How many Academic Study Days are there each semester?
a. 8
b. 5
c. 10
d. 7
c. What is 10?
The following is true about concentration.
a. only a few gifted people are capable of sustaining it.
b. it involves blocking out distractions
c. it's a natural ability that improves with practice
d. it means thinking about it more
c. What is it's a natural ability that improves with practice?
In the following list of 4 star generals, this person did NOT letter in Football while at West Point.
a. Joseph W. Stilwell, 1904
b. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, 1956
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1915
d. George Joulwan, 1961
b. Who is Schwarzkopf? Although he received a gold medal from the National Football Foundation in 1993, he did not letter while at West Point.
You can make an appointment at the Center for Enhanced Performance in the following ways except for:
a. walking in and asking
b. scanning a QR code
c. emailing a CEP instructor
d. arranging one with the library front desk staff
d. What is arranging one with the library front desk staff?
This is NOT a type of cadet club at West Point.
a. Water Polo
b. Secular Student Alliance
c. Grill Club
d. Video Gaming Club
d. What is Video Gaming Club?
This is the GPA needed to achieve "Dean's List" status each semester.
a. 3.20
b. 3.67
c. 3.00
d. 4.00
c. What is 3.00?
This is the percentage of thoughts for a typical person that are negative or not helpful.
a. 60%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 80%
d. What is 80%
This is how the alma mater was composed.
a. John Philip Sousa composed it at the request of the Class of 1911
b. A yearling composed it while walking the area
c. It was composed as part of the score for the 1908 100th Night Show
d. It was the class song for the Class of 1865
b. What is a yearling composed it while walking the area?
Which is the least effective place to study:
a. library
b. barracks room
c. company study room
d. Thayer hall study hall at night
b. What is barracks room?
The purpose of Virtual Reality training at CEP is for all of the following except:
a. Normalize the fear response
b. Practice mental skills during physical tasks
c. To relax and recover energy
d. Get additional reps without taxing the body
c. What is to relax and recover energy?