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The turning point in the Pacific War in June 1942 was the battle of
a) the Coral Sea.
b) the Philippines.
c) Midway.
d) the Java Sea.
c) Midway.
During the Kennedy Administration in the early 1960s, the U.S. strategy was modified to cope with all levels of aggression.
a) True
b) False
a) True
The group responsible for protecting the carrier task force from surprise air attack is the Combat Air Patrol (CAP).
a) True
b) False
a) True
Semaphore uses hand flags for long-distance communication between ships.
a) True
b) False
b) False
Navy punishment must be
a) fair.
b) reasonable.
c) not vindictive.
d) All of the answers are correct.
d) All of the answers are correct.
In the 1920s and 1930s many politically troubled European countries were taken over by
a) presidents.
b) coalitions.
c) dictators.
d) mobs of demonstrators.
c) dictators.
Sunspots have been known to last as long as
a) a year and a half.
b) a day.
c) a week.
d) a month.
a) a year and a half.
How is frequency (Hertz) abbreviated?
a) Ht
b) Hz
c) HR
d) HRZ
b) Hz
What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
a) Treaty of Lake Erie
b) Treaty of Canada
c) Treaty of Ghent
d) Treaty of Peace
c) Treaty of Ghent
The basic elements of logistics include:
a) acquisition.
b) distribution.
c) sustainment.
d) All of the answers are correct.
d) All of the answers are correct.
Who was the first commander of the Continental Navy?
a) George Washington
b) Benedict Arnold
c) John Paul Jones
d) Esek Hopkins
d) Esek Hopkins
The naval officer who led the American "Asiatic Fleet" to its great victory over the Spanish Navy in the Philippines in 1898 was
a) Admiral Charles Gridley, USN.
b) Rear Admiral William Sampson, USN.
c) Admiral David G. Farragut, USN.
d) Commodore George Dewey, USN.
d) Commodore George Dewey, USN.
In 1983, who attempted to take over the island nation of Grenada?
a) Cuban-backed forces
b) Panamanian-backed forces
c) Nicaraguan-based forces
d) Costa Rican-backed forces
a) Cuban-backed forces
The relative humidity of an air mass ___________ as that air mass cools.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) stays the same
d) decreases to dew point, then increases
a) increases
The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere was ______________.
a) Hurricane Andrew
b) Hurricane Camille
c) Hurricane Gilbert
d) Hurricane Isabel
c) Hurricane Gilbert
What term is used tp refer to a leader's involvement in defining the team's job and includes direction on what to do, when to do it, and how to do it?
A) Managerial behavior
B) Task Behavior
C) Situational behavior
D) Relationship behavior
B) Task Behavior
A map is a type of chart that provides a picture of the navigable water of the Earth; it is used by a navigator when plotting courses and finding positions of his or her vessel. A chart shows the locations of places on the Earth, particularly land.
A) True
B) False
B) False
The most important commercial fishing operations in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico are for:
A) Shrimp and menhaden
B) Halibut, shrimp, and tuna
C) Blue crab and cod
D) Tuna and cod
A) Shrimp and menhaden
Weather maps are printed and distributed each week by whom?
A) U.S Naval Meteorological and Oceanographical Centers (NMOCs)
B) Newspapers
C) Defense Mapping Agency
D) National Weather Service
D) National Weather Service
A set of rules governing the format of data set over the Internet or other networks:
A) Internet Protocol
B) World Wide Web Rules
C) Cyber Laws
D) Java script
C) Cyber Laws
What command does the company commander give after he/she reports the company is ready for inspection.
A) READY FRONT, COVER
B) AT EASE
C) OPEN RANKS, MARCH
D) ATTENTION
B) AT EASE
Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) warfare may be used by the United States forces only if and when authorized by the President. Which U.S. president stopped the production of Chemical and biological warfare agents in 1969?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Richard Nixon
D) Gerald Ford
C) Richard Nixon
Meridians and the equator are called____ because they each divide the globe into two halves.
A) Latitudes
B) Longitudes
C) Great Circles
D) Parallels
C) Great Circles
The only commands that use unit designations, such as "BATTALION" or "COMPANY", as preparatory commands are "ATTENTION" and "____"
A) LEFT/RIGHT FACE
B) HALT
C) FORWARD MARCH
D) FALL OUT
B) HALT
The Lesser Antilles are small islands bordering the eastern portion of which sea?
A) Caribbean Sea
B) Caspian Sea
C) North Sea
D) Red Sea
A) Caribbean Sea