OPSEC
The following statement describes what step of the five-step OPSEC Process? Assessing the
adversary’s ability to exploit vulnerabilities that would lead to the exposure of critical
information and the potential impact it would have on the mission.
A. Identify Critical Information
B. Assess Risk
C. Apply OPSEC Countermeasures
D. Analyze Threats
B. Assess Risk
A responsibility of the Public Affairs Office is to enhance morale and readiness Airmen and
Guardians?
A. True
B. False
A. True
This aspirational statement on a future goal of an organization can influence its people.
A. Pay Statement
B. Vision Statement
C. Mission Statement
D. Keynote Address
B. Vision Statement
_________ is any entity with goals counter to your own.
A. Threat
B. Vulnerability
C. Critical Information
D. Adversary
D. Adversary
Which of the following is NOT an attribute of an effective Department of the Air Force
Ambassador?
A. Active in the community
B. Shares all information about the job with friends and family
C. Ensures social media activity remains within the bounds of security, accuracy, propriety,
and policy
D. Positively represents the DAF and its image
B. Shares all information about the job with friends and family.
Maj Blanton has a strong desire to get the mission accomplished. He is willing to put in long
hours and do whatever it takes. He enjoys when his supervisor lets him work at his pace,
empowers him to use his own craft on assignments, lets him assign members as he sees fit
and stays out of his way upon giving him assignments. His supervisor understands that Maj
Blanton does not care about rewards more than being able to accomplish tasks the way he
wants.
Which element of motivation has Maj Blanton's supervisor used?
A. Extrinsic Motivation
B. Intrinsic Motivation
C. Belongingness Motivation
B. Intrinsic Motivation
Which of the following BEST describes the importance of establishing expectations?
A. To communicate goals and guidelines to our Airmen/Guardians.
B. Already known by military members.
C. Demonstrate the tactical picture.
D. Prevent conflict from arising.
A. To communicate goals and guidelines to our Airmen/Guardians.
____________ is an information-related capability that preserves friendly essential secrecy
by using a process to identify, control, and protect critical information and indicators.
A. Critical Information
B. Operations Security
C. Countermeasures
D. Controlled Unclassified Information
B. Operations Security
Which of the following is NOT an example of a tactic of disinformation?
A. Create deepfakes and synthetic media.
B. Stealing online passwords.
C. Astroturfing and flooding the information environment.
D. Spread targeted content.
B. Stealing online passwords.
What is the relationship between creative thinking and innovation?
A. Innovation involves making something entirely new from scratch; creative thinking
involves combining pre-existing elements into a new form
B. Creative thinking is not tied to a purposeful outcome; innovation aims to solve
tangible problems
C. Creative thinking works with critical thinking to drive innovation; innovation is
the tangible outcome of the interaction of critical and creative thinking
D. Innovation requires expertise, which can be developed over time; creative thinking is
an innate personality trait
C. Creative thinking works with critical thinking to drive innovation; innovation is
the tangible outcome of the interaction of critical and creative thinking
Which of the following is the BEST example of a technique to build intrinsic motivation?
A. 1st Lt Edwards does favors for his followers so they will be more likely to do the tasks he
assigns.
B. Col Reuben takes care of making the decisions and tells his followers to just concentrate
on doing their work
C. Capt Bello promotes the concept of Mission Capable Airmen (MCA) by allowing his
subordinates the opportunity to learn more about a colleague’s function to help
widen the learning culture.
C. Capt Bello promotes the concept of Mission Capable Airmen (MCA) by allowing his
subordinates the opportunity to learn more about a colleague’s function to help
widen the learning culture.
What is one way to establish effective expectations?
A. Gently seek buy in from all parties to ensure everyone is on the same page.
B. Clearly communicate connection to USAF/USSF standards and mission.
C. Respectfully know when and where expectations are needed for maximum impact.
D. Appropriately trust your subordinates to communicate the intent from a unit-wide email.
B. Clearly communicate connection to USAF/USSF standards and mission.
Which of the following is NOT a step in the OPSEC five-Step Process?
A. Identify Critical Information
B. Assess Risk
C. Apply OPSEC Countermeasures
D. Protect Critical Information
D. Protect Critical Information
While researching online, you see a local media report on your school’s president. The
video is edited, and his words are taken out of context in the report to cast the president in
a negative manner. This is an example of:
A. Misinformation
B. Disinformation
C. Malinformation
D. Information
C. Malinformation
A team decides to convene an all-day meeting to obtain a solution to a problem they face.
They decided to use the morning hours for small group sessions to brainstorm possible
solutions to the problem. In the afternoon, they will reconvene as a large group to evaluate
the small-group outcomes, identify their most desired course of action, and prioritize their
recommendations to leadership.
What creative thinking processes is the team utilizing?
A. Brainstorming, Evaluation Matrix
B. Divergent Thinking, Convergent Thinking
C. Brainstorming, Convergent Thinking
D. Detached Thinking, Convergent Thinking
B. Divergent Thinking, Convergent Thinking
Which of the following BEST summarizes the four main aspects of Autonomy?
A. An employee given opportunities to flexibly choose what to work on and when to
work on it, the freedom to deliver a product however they choose to, the ability to
select their own personnel, and having limitless boundaries to complete their duties.
B. A person having the desire to improve something that matters, to do things in service of
something larger than themselves, given the opportunities at work to do whatever they
want, and having limitless boundaries to complete their duties.
C. A person given the freedom to deliver a product however they choose to, having limitless
boundaries to complete their duties, having the opportunity to collaborate and cross-skill
while working, and working on their shortcomings at work.
A. An employee given opportunities to flexibly choose what to work on and when to
work on it, the freedom to deliver a product however they choose to, the ability to
select their own personnel, and having limitless boundaries to complete their duties.
The aim of the SWOT analysis is to help identify:
A. How to use opportunities to take advantage of threats and overcome weaknesses.
B. How to avoid threats by taking advantage of weaknesses and overcome strengths
C. How to take advantage of weaknesses to overcome threats and use strengths
D. How to use our strengths and overcome weaknesses to take advantage of
opportunities and avoid threats
D. How to use our strengths and overcome weaknesses to take advantage of
opportunities and avoid threats
____________ exists when the adversary is capable of collecting critical information and/or
indicators, correctly analyzing them, and acting quickly enough to impact friendly objectives.
A. Vulnerability
B. Threat
C. Adversary
D. Risk
A. Vulnerability
Which of the following lists BEST describes guidelines for communication outlined in
AFMAN 35-101 to facilitate SECDEF’s Principles of Information mandate?
A. Present information professionally, simply, and honestly; try to put information into
context; reflect DAF policy
B. Present information professionally, simply, and honestly; confine information to
your personal field of expertise; reflect DAF policy
C. Present information professionally, simply, and honestly; try to put information into
context; specify when you are speculating or using hypotheticals
D. Present information professionally, simply and honestly; reflect DAF policy; delay in
responding until after you are able to consult with a PAO
B. Present information professionally, simply, and honestly; confine information to
your personal field of expertise; reflect DAF policy
Which of the following BEST describes leader behaviors that encourage creative thinking?
A. Challenge people, tolerate ambiguity and risk, clearly define strategy/direction, exude confidence in the team
B. Challenge people, avoid ambiguity and risk, clearly define strategy/direction, exude confidence in the team
C. Challenge people, clearly define/manage tasks, exhibit preference for status quo, are persistent
D. Challenge people, tolerate ambiguity and risk, exhibit preference for status quo, are persistent
A. Challenge people, tolerate ambiguity and risk, clearly define strategy/direction, exude confidence in the team
Which of the following BEST explains the three laws of Mastery?
A. Being intrinsically motivated to make a difference rather than simply aiming for profit,
given limitless boundaries to complete the mission, and believing that you can achieve a task.
B. Having the belief that you can accomplish the job, improving your faults while
working long and hard, and realizing mastery may never fully be reached.
C. One may get close to mastery but never reach it, carrots and sticks work as a method of
motivation for straightforward things, and mastery requires great proficiency.
B. Having the belief that you can accomplish the job, improving your faults while
working long and hard, and realizing mastery may never fully be reached.
Which statement BEST describes effectively ”talking the frame” vision?
A. Send the vision statement by email to your peers.
B. Discuss how to improve the organization’s vision statement.
C. Gather performance metrics on your company and draft a vision.
D. Voice the vision in meetings and display it prominently around the workplace.
D. Voice the vision in meetings and display it prominently around the workplace.