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ASSIGNMENT 1

Pollution can result when which of the
following types of agents is/are introduced
into the air, water, or soil?
1. Biological
2. Chemical
3. Physical
4. All of the above

Which of the following operations causes
the most pollution?
1. Industrial
2. Municipal
3. Transportation
4. All of the above

Which of the following materials is the
primary municipal pollutant?
1. Raw or inadequately treated sewage
2. Radioactive waste
3. Petroleum products
4. Acids

Which of the following modes of
transportation creates most air pollutants?
1. Trains
2. Waterborne vessels
3. Motor vehicles
4. Aircraft

Which, if any, of the following effects of
pollution is the most serious?
1. Psychological
2. Biological
3. Physical
4. None of the above

Steel erodes faster than normal when exposed
to which of the following air pollutants?
1. Pesticides
2. Herbicides
3. Zinc oxides
4. Sulfur oxides

Most pesticides fall into which of the
following categories?
1. Selective
2. Nonselective
3. Preselective
4. Control selective

What is the primary pollution concern of Navy
personnel?
1. Noise pollution
2. Shore command wastes
3. Shipboard wastes

Which of the following terms identifies
abatement?
1. Maintaining
2. Raising
3. Lowering
4. Containing

Under the Clean Air Act, what government
body has the primary responsibility for
assuring air quality?
1. Federal government
2. Each state
3. Local municipalities
4. Department of Transportation

Virtually all Navy ships have some type of
sanitation device installed. Which of the
following types of systems retains sewage on
board for discharge ashore or in waters where
discharging is allowed?
1. Direct discharge
2. Positive flow
3. Marine sanitation
4. Collection, holding, and transfer

When operating sanitation devices in foreign
waters, Navy ships comply with which of the
following requirements?
1. Status of Forces Agreement
2. Coast Guard instructions
3. NAVFAC guidelines
4. All of the above

Vessels may not discharge unpulped trash
within what minimum distance from the
U.S. coastline?
1. 20 nm
2. 25 nm
3. 30 nm
4. 35 nm

Submarines may discharge negatively buoyant
compacted trash not less than 12 nm from the
U.S. coastline only if the water depth is greater
than how many fathoms?
1. 1,000
2. 500
3. 100
4. 50

The Navy�s land management program
involves which of the following efforts?
1. Migratory bird management
2. Production and sale of forest products
3. Soil and water conservation
4. Use of off-road vehicles

From what part of the world does the U.S.
import most of its crude oil?
1. Southeast Asia
2. Central Europe
3. South America
4. Middle East

What program provides information and
support for Navy personnel who are guests
in foreign lands?
1. Navy Sponsor Program
2. Overseas Duty Support Program
3. Navy Assistance Program
4. Navy Relocation Program

The Military Cash Awards Program
(MILCAP) provides monetary recognition
of up to what maximum amount?
1. $ 5,000
2. $10,000
3. $20,000
4. $25,000

The Navy�s Health and Physical Readiness
Program promotes health and fitness at the
command level. As part of this program, naval
personnel are required to undergo fitness
testing at what interval?
1. Biennially
2. Annually
3. Semiannually
4. Quarterly

�Informing the public and members of the
naval service about Navy operations and
programs� is the mission of
1. BUPERS
2. CNO
3. PAO
4. SECNAV

Extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure
of government resources.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

Intentional misleading or deceitful conduct
that deprives the government of its resources
or rights.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

Intentional wrongful or improper use of
government resources.
1. Fraud
2. Waste
3. Abuse
4. Mismanagement

You can report fraud, waste, abuse, and
mismanagement to which of the following
offices?
1. The Navy hotline
2. The chain of command
3. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
4. All of the above

To maintain public confidence in its integrity,
all naval personnel must comply with the
Standards of Conduct and Professional Ethics.
1. True
2. False

If you disclose information about a person to
unauthorized personnel, you could be fined up
to what maximum amount?
1. $5,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,000

The guidance and policy for making sure
that equal opportunity works rests with
what office?
1. Command master chief
2. Commanding officer
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Secretary of the Navy

Which of the following persons is responsible
for making equal opportunity a reality with a
command?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Operations officer
4. Command master chief

Your performance evaluation does not reflect
your attitude toward and your conduct in
support of the Navy�s equal opportunity
program.
1. True
2. False

If a Sailor takes part in insensitive practices,
he/she receives counseling on treating people
equally. If counseling isn�t effective, what
action, if any, may take place?
1. Administrative action only
2. Disciplinary action only
3. Administrative or disciplinary action
4. None

On what basis should supervisors assign
duties such as food service and compartment
cleaning?
1. Skills and abilities
2. Seniority
3. A fair, rotational basis
4. Time in service

The Department of the Navy sets the
requirements for advancement for paygrades
E-1 through E-9. Which of the following is
the determining factor in advancement?
1. A vacancy
2. Having a high multiple
3. Passing the advancement-in-rate exam
4. All of the above

Navy personnel are prohibited from taking
part in a civil rights demonstration under
which of the following circumstances?
1. When the demonstration occurs during
duty hours
2. While they are in uniform
3. When the demonstration occurs
on a military reservation
4. Each of the above

Which of the following personnel can be
victims of sexual harassment?
1. Men only
2. Women only
3. Both 1 and 2 above

Which of the following phrases describes
sexual harassment?
1. Unwelcome sexual advances
2. Requests for sexual favors
3. Verbal or physical conduct that is sexual
in nature
4. Each of the above

Someone in a command position makes
sexual advances towards you, making it
impossible to do your job. You are being
sexually harassed.
1. True
2. False

Which of the following is a criteria for a
person�s behavior to be considered sexual
harassment?
1. Unwelcome
2. Sexual in nature
3. Occur or impact your work
4. Each of the above

IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 39 AND 40,
REFER TO FIGURE A AND SELECT THE ZONE
USED TO DESCRIBE THE QUESTION.
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green

Sexually explicit pictures.
1. A
2. C
3. B

Suggestive posters, calendars, and off-color
jokes.
1. A
2. C
3. B

What person has the responsibility of
appointing the command ombudsman?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Division officer
4. Command master chief

What person determines the content and
priorities of the command ombudsman
program?
1. Commanding officer
2. Executive officer
3. Division officer
4. Command master chief

Which of the following statements is a
purpose of the Reenlistment Quality Control
Program?
1. To provide a personnel management
program to control rating manning
2. To issue reenlistment criteria
3. To establish standardized professional
growth points
4. All of the above

All first-term Sailors in paygrades E-1 through
E-6 requesting reenlistment must be approved
for reenlistment through what program?
1. CREO
2. ENCORE
3. HYT
4. EEO

What person directs and supervises the Navy�s
voting program?
1. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2. Chief of Naval Operations
3. Chief of Naval Personnel
4. Chief of Naval Information

Which of the following are sources that set
forth the basic disciplinary laws for the U.S.
Navy?
1. U.S. Navy Regulations
2. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U.S. Navy
3. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
4. Each of the above

Which of the following characteristics are
traits of a good Sailor?
1. Puts the good of the ship and the Navy
above personal likes and dislikes
2. Obeys the rules of military courtesy
and etiquette
3. Demonstrates loyalty, self-control,
honesty, and truthfulness
4. All of the above

In what year was the Code of Conduct first
prescribed?
1. 1965
2. 1955
3. 1945
4. 1935

The Code of Conduct was adopted to provide
guidance for service personnel in which of the
following circumstances?
1. When stationed on foreign soil
2. When traveling at home and abroad
3. When facing the enemy as prisoners of war
4. All of the above

In what year was Executive Order 12633
issued amending the Code of Conduct to
use neutral-gender language?
1. 1987
2. 1988
3. 1989
4. 1990

How many articles make up the Code of
Conduct?
1. Two
2. Four
3. Six
4. Eight

When, if ever, may you voluntarily surrender
to the enemy?
1. If alone and completely isolated from
friendly troops
2. If no longer able to inflict casualties on
the enemy
3. If able to detain the enemy and let others
escape capture
4. Never

Who may be assigned shore patrol duties?
1. Officers only
2. Petty officers only
3. Officers and petty officers
4. All Navy personnel

In areas where different armed services are
located, the military police from each service
may be combined to form one unit. What term
identifies this unit?
1. Armed Forces Police Department
2. Armed Forces Police Detachment
3. Armed Forces Police Service
4. Armed Forces Police Group

Aboard ship, the master-at-arms (MAA)
force is headed by the chief master-at-arms
(CMAA). The CMAA works directly for
which of the following officers?
1. Weapons officer
2. Security officer
3. Executive officer
4. Administrative officer

Discipline training develops which of the
following personal traits?
1. Character
2. Efficiency
3. Self-control
4. All of the above

Discipline is important to the Navy for which
of the following reasons?
1. To instill fear of punishment
2. To decrease command responsibility
3. To provide punishment for wrongdoers
4. To enable personnel to function as a unit
with a high degree of efficiency

Punishment is administered in the Navy for
which of the following reasons?
1. To serve as an object lesson to the
wrongdoer and others
2. To pacify those who have suffered a wrong
3. To correct a wrong
4. To avenge a wrong

What chapter of the United States Navy
Regulations describes the rights and
responsibilities of all Navy members?
1. 12
2. 11
3. 10
4. 9

What person is responsible for making sure
that the Navy Regs conforms to the current
needs of the Department of the Navy?
1. The Secretary of the Navy
2. The Judge Advocate General
3. The Chief of Naval Operations
4. The Commandant of the Marine Corps

Navy Regs and changes to it are issued by
the Secretary of the Navy after what person
approves them?
1. The President
2. The Vice President
3. The Attorney General
4. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Failure to obey any regulation subjects the
offender to charges under what UCMJ article?
1. 91
2. 92
3. 93
4. 94

What article of the Navy Regs lists the
publications that must be made available
upon request by any active-duty person?
1. 1020
2. 1010
3. 0917
4. 0818

What article of the Navy Regs gives officers
the authority necessary to perform their
duties?
1. 1021
2. 1023
3. 1025
4. 1033

Navy Regs, article 1033, Authority in a Boat,
provides which of the following officers the
authority and responsibility over all persons
embarked?
1. The senior line officer eligible for
command at sea
2. The junior line officer eligible for
command at sea
3. The senior staff officer
4. The junior staff officer

Which of the following Navy Regulations
articles outlines the authority of a sentry?
1. 1037
2. 1038
3. 1052
4. 1053

You may not be ordered to active duty without
the permission of which of the following
persons?
1. Commandant of the Marine Corps
2. Commandant of the Coast Guard
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Chief of Naval Personnel

Navy Regulations, article 1104, Treatment and
Release of Prisoners, prohibits cruel and/or
unusual treatment. According to this article,
prisoners must be checked on at what
minimum interval?
1. 10 hours
2. 8 hours
3. 6 hours
4. 4 hours

During a Saturday duty day, one of your
shipmates asks you to change watches with
him/her. You agree but fail to get permission
from proper authority. Under what article of
Navy Regs could you be charged?
1. 1138
2. 1134
3. 1133
4. 1129

Sexual harassment is offensive and illegal.
Under what article of Navy Regs may a person
be charged with sexual harassment?
1. 1166
2. 1164
3. 1162
4. 1160

ASSIGNMENT 2
Textbook Assignment: Chapter 3 �Watch Standing� and chapter 4 �Communications.�

A ship maintains a watch for which of the
following reasons?
1. Communications
2. Security
3. Safety
4. All of the above

A ship�s plan for action is contained in what
type of bill?
1. Battle bill
2. Admin bill
3. Organization bill
4. Watch, quarter, and station bill

Qualified personnel are assigned to stations
by which of the following persons?
1. Division officer and division chief
2. Leading petty officer
3. Leading chief petty officer
4. Executive officer

IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 4 AND 5, REFER
TO FIGUREAAND SELECT THE CONDITION
USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION.
Figure A
A. CONDITION I
B. CONDITION II
C. CONDITION III

General quarters�all battle stations are
manned.
1. A
2. B
3. C

Normal wartime cruising watch�4 hours on,
8 hours off.
1. A
2. B
3. C

If you are scheduled to stand the second
dog watch, you should report at which of
the following times?
1. 1745
2. 1750
3. 1755
4. 1800

If you are told to report to your duty station
at 0745 (24-hour clock), you should arrive
at what time?
1. 6:45 am
2. 7:45 am
3. 6:45 pm
4. 7:45 pm

Watches are split into port and starboard
for what reason?
1. For convenience
2. For security
3. To rotate personnel
4. To allow extra liberty

What type of watch do most Sailors stand?
1. Phone
2. Security
3. Admin
4. Division

Which of the following is a type of a security
watch?
1. Sentry duty
2. Barracks watch
3. Fire watch
4. Each of the above

Which of the following is a key assignment
for officers in the watch organization?
1. CDO
2. OOD
3. JOOD
4. Each of the above

Which of the following is a duty of the
QMOW?
1. To maintain the ship�s deck log
2. To make sure all bells are correctly
answered
3. To stand watch in the bridge and deliver
messages
4. To line up and operate the steering engines

What person makes sure all deck watch
stations are manned with qualified personnel
and all watch standers from previous watches
are relieved?
1. BMOW
2. QMOW
3. JOOW
4. JOOD

Where is the fog lookout watch usually stood?
1. Helm
2. Aftermast
3. In the bow where approaching ships
can be heard
4. CIC

For what reason does the fog lookout watch
normally consist of two Sailors?
1. In case there is a man overboard
2. To allow the lookout to work without
having his/her hearing impaired by
wearing sound-powered phones
3. The two-man security rule
4. To verify visual and sound contact

What type of watch is set when positive
steering control must be maintained?
1. Helmsman
2. Lee helmsman
3. After steering
4. QMOW

What is the purpose of the security watch?
1. To minimize damage to equipment
2. To control contact with the CIC
3. To increase the physical security
of the ship

Which of the following is a duty of security
watches and patrols?
1. To be alert for fire hazards
2. To check the security of weapons
magazines
3. To inspect damage control closures
4. Each of the above

You are a member of a security patrol, and
you detect a fire hazard that affects the safety
of the ship. What action should you take?
1. Note it on the security log
2. Inform your LCPO
3. Investigate it
4. Report it to the OOD immediately

What is the purpose of a shipboard fire watch?
1. To immediately extinguish fires caused
by welding or burning operations
2. To make sure the welder strikes the
welding surface
3. To relay messages from the work site
4. To make sure there is a controlled burn
of material at the work site

When standing a barracks security watch, you
have which of the following responsibilities?
1. Knowing and carrying out provisions
of the fire bill
2. Knowing and carrying out provisions
of the emergency bill
3. Knowing barracks regulations
4. All of the above

When standing a barracks security watch,
which of the following is the first action to
take if there is a fire?
1. Report the fire
2. Spread the alarm
3. Close doors and windows
4. Fight the fire, if possible, if you have
the proper equipment

Sentries are governed by what two types
of orders?
1. Understood and general
2. Special and verbal
3. General and special
4. General and verbal

You are required to know the general orders of
a sentry. How many general orders are there?
1. 11
2. 14
3. 16
4. 18

When aboard ship, you should refer to what
publication for the procedures used to relieve
an armed watch?
1. SOP
2. FOD
3. Watch bill
4. Battle bill

Which of the following is a precaution to follow
when standing an armed watch with a pistol?
1. When relieved, unload the pistol
in a safe area
2. Don�t surrender the pistol to an
unauthorized person
3. Keep the pistol (which is loaded with
one round in the chamber) in its holster
unless you have to use it
4. Each of the above

Under which of the following conditions
can deadly force be used?
1. To prevent the escape of a murderer
2. To prevent sabotage
3. To protect your life
4. Each of the above

Why is a lookout posted?
1. To prevent blind spots caused by metal
objects
2. To search for objects radar can�t detect
3. To detect objects low in the water
4. To search for air attacks

The peacetime lookout organization has how
many Sailors in each watch station?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Which of the following is/are types of bearings?
1. Relative only
2. True only
3. Magnetic only
4. Relative, true, and magnetic

Which of the following is Navy phraseology
for reporting a bearing of 038�?
1. O, three, eight
2. O, three, ate
3. Zero, tree, ate
4. Zero, tree, eight

Lookouts report what type of bearing?
1. Magnetic
2. Relative
3. True

Which of the following statements describes
a target angle?
1. The magnetic north pole is used as
the reference point
2. True north is used as the reference point
3. An object in the sky
4. The relative bearing of your ship from
another ship

A position angle can never be more than
what number of degrees?
1. 0�
2. 45�
3. 90�
4. 180�

How are position angles reported?
1. Three digits, spoken digit by digit
2. Two digits, spoken digit by digit
3. Three digits, spoken as a whole
4. Two digits, spoken as a whole

How should you report objects that are
low in the water?
1. By feet above the surface
2. By the object�s approximate distance
3. In feet from the ship
4. From the object to the horizon

Ranges are reported in what unit of
measurement?
1. Feet
2. Yards
3. Rods
4. Miles

When using binoculars, what adjustments
should you make?
1. One for focus
2. Two for focus and one for proper
distance between the lenses
3. One for proper distance between
the lenses
4. Two for eyepiece and lens

When should you use binoculars?
1. In foggy and rainy conditions
2. When identifying objects at night
3. When scanning sectors in the daytime
4. Both 2 and 3 above

How long does it take for you to reach your
best night vision?
1. 10 minutes
2. 15 minutes
3. 25 minutes
4. 30 minutes

What is meant by the term dark adaptation?
1. The improvement of vision in dim light
2. The inability to see in bright light
3. The red light requirement
4. Shadows that can�t be seen clearly

When should you use �off-center vision�?
1. Below decks
2. When wearing glasses
3. When it�s dark
4. In broad daylight

What information is contained in an initial
report?
1. The object only
2. The object�s bearing from the ship only
3. The object and its bearing from the ship
4. What the object might be

To report serial number 23NCI16 over the
sound-powered telephone circuit, you would
report the serial number in what way?
1. Too, three, november, charlie, india,
wun, six
2. Too, tree, november, charlie, india,
wun, six
3. Two, tree, november, charlie, india,
wun, six
4. Two, tree, november, charlie, india,
wun, sics

It�s important for you to remember that the
mouthpiece and earpiece of sound-powered
telephones are interchangeable for which of
the following reasons?
1. Two people can talk at once
2. They can be interchanged if a piece breaks
3. Undesirable noises can be fed into the
system
4. Both 2 and 3 above

The headset of sound-powered telephones is
picked up as a unit for which of the following
reasons?
1. To make sure you have all the parts
2. To avoid breaking them
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4 In case the earpiece is missing

When using the mouthpiece of a
sound-powered phone set to report contacts,
how far from your mouth should you position
the mouthpiece?
1. 1/2 to 1 inch
2. 1 to 2 inches
3. 2 to 3 inches
4. 3 to 4 inches

Why should you unplug a phone�s headset
when it�s not in use?
1. To keep the user costs down
2. Earpieces will pick up noise and transmit
it over the circuit
3. Carbon will build up at the connectors
4. Calls from other circuits won�t go through

Aboard ship, there are how many categories
of shipboard sound-powered phone circuits?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

What category of shipboard telephone circuits
is designed to maintain vital communications
and are preceded by the letter X?
1. Primary system
2. Auxiliary system
3. Supplementary system
4. Command circuit

Which of the following sound-powered phone
circuits is used as the CO�s battle circuit?
1. JA
2. JC
3. JL
4. 1JV

To keep the meaning of a message intact when
standing duty as a telephone talker, what
action should you take?
1. Speak loudly
2. Repeat the message word for word
3. Paraphrase what you hear
4. Speak rapidly to transmit the message
quickly

Which of the following statements is a rule for
circuit discipline?
1. Transmit only official messages
2. Keep the button in the OFF position when
not transmitting
3. Use only standard words and phrases
4. All of the above

Which of the following elements is included
when taking a message?
1. Name of caller
2. Message
3. Time and date
4. Each of the above

The IVCS has which of the following
components?
1. Terminals
2. Accessories
3. ICSCs
4. All of the above

Within the IVCS, what is the purpose of the
ICSCs?
1. To perform switching actions
2. To keep lines clear
3. To give multi-access to lines
4. To ensure automatic cutoff for
security purposes

Which of the following shipboard announcing
systems is called the general announcing
system?
1. 1MC
2. 2MC
3. 3MC
4. 4MC

Which of the following shipboard announcing
systems is used for intership communications?
1. 5MC
2. 6MC
3. 7MC
4. 8MC

Which of the following shipboard announcing
systems is used for hangar deck damage
control?
1. 39MC
2. 51MC
3. 53MC
4. 58MC

Which of the following persons is authorized
to pass calls over the 1MC?
1. OOD
2. XO
3. CO
4. Each of the above

What is the purpose of the 20MC announcing
system?
1. Radio room announcing system
2. Flag officer�s command announcing
system
3. Combat information announcing system
4. Captain�s command announcing system

Which of the following types of flags and
pennants is/are used by the Navy?
1. Substitute flags
2. Numeral pennants
3. International alphabet flags
4. All of the above

Aboard ship, a man overboard is indicated
by what emergency/warning flag?
1. Code Alfa
2. Oscar
3. November Charlie
4. Bravo

What administrative flag is used to recall
all personnel to the ship?
1. Hotel
2. Juliett
3. Romeo
4. Papa

What administrative flag is flown in port to
indicate the ship has ready duty?
1. Hotel
2. India
3. Romeo
4. Quebec

When under way, the national ensign is
normally flown from what location?
1. The gaff
2. The aftermast
3. The flagstaff
4. The jackstaff

Which of the following statements defines
the term �colors�?
1. Colors give recognition of codes
2. Colors consist of our national ensign
along with the union jack
3. Colors are lights on the flagstaff
4. Colors are the flags of foreign ships

When a naval ship is in port or at anchor, the
union jack is flown from what location?
1. The gaff
2. The jackstaff
3. The aftermast
4. The flagstaff

The U.S. Navy flag is flown in which of the
following situations?
1. At official ceremonies or official public
gatherings when the Navy is officially a
participant
2 In parades
3. In official Navy occasions
4. Each of the above

Which of the following flags are half-masted
at the death of the CO?
1. National ensign
2. Union jack
3. Commission pennant
4. Each of the above

On small ships, personnel from what watch
are responsible for hoisting and hauling down
absentee pennants?
1. Security watch
2. Quarterdeck watch
3. Roving watch
4. DC central watch

On large ships, what person is responsible for
making sure that special flags or pennants are
displayed to indicate changing events aboard
ship?
1. Boatswain�s mate
2. Quarterdeck watch
3. Duty signalman
4. Topside watch

Where is a list of special flags and pennants
normally posted as a ready reference for watch
standers?
1. Combat information center (CIC)
2. After deck
3. Quarterdeck area
4. Half deck

An officer in command entitled to a personal
flag is embarked in a boat on an official
mission. Where should the pennant be flown?
1. Amid ship
2. In the bow
3. In the stern
4. Yardarm, port

ASSIGNMENT 3

What date commemorates the birthday
of the United States Navy?
1. 5 Sep 1774
2. 13 Oct 1775
3. 4 Jul 1776
4. 14 Feb 1778

The Second Continental Congress approved
the purchase of how many vessels?
1. Eight
2. Six
3. Four
4. Two

Which of the following were naval vessels
in the early 19th century?
1. Frigates
2. Sloops of war
3. Ships of the line
4. All of the above

What category of ship carried the largest
number of guns?
1. Ships of the line
2. Sloops of war
3. Schooners
4. Frigates

What type of ships did privateers typically sail?
1. Ships of the line
2. Sloops of war
3. Schooners
4. Frigates

What ship was the first warfare submarine?
1. Turtle
2. Hornet
3. Alfred
4. Wasp

Which of the following ships has the
distinction of being the U.S. Navy�s first
flagship?
1. Providence
2. Hornet
3. Alfred
4. Wasp

What country was the first to recognize
the �Stars and Stripes�?
1. Germany
2. France
3. Spain
4. Portugal

John Paul Jones is often referred to as the
�father of our highest naval traditions�
because of the example he set as an officer
during the Revolutionary War. He is also
famous because of which of the following
accomplishments?
1. His appointment as the first U.S. Navy
admiral
2. His selection as the first commander in
chief
3. His victory over the HMS Serapis
4. His capture of the HMS Nancy

At various times during the Revolutionary
War, the U.S. Navy had 56 vessels. What was
the peak number of vessels that were operating
at any one time?
1. 45
2. 32
3. 27
4. 15

Approximately how many ships did the
British loose to privateers?
1. 1,000
2. 1,500
3. 2,000
4. 2,500

What is the oldest U.S. Navy ship still
in commission?
1. Lexington
2. Constitution
3. Constellation
4. Bonhomme Richard

Who was president when the U.S. Navy
Department was established?
1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. James Madison
4. John Adams

When did the expression �Millions for defense,
but not one cent for tribute� originate?
1. During the Revolutionary War
2. During the �Quasi� War
3. During the War of 1812
4. During the Barbary States War

Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Harbor
and destroyed the captured US frigate USS
Philadelphia?
1. Stephen Decatur
2. James Lawrence
3. Thomas Truxtun
4. Edward Preple

The War of 1812 was caused, in part, by the
efforts to accomplish which of the following
goals?
1. Establishing a naval base in the
Mediterranean
2. Paying ransom payments to the Barbary
States
3. Stopping forced service of American
seamen in the British navy
4. Forcing France to establish trade relations
with the United States

During the War of 1812, what ship earned
the nickname �Old Ironsides�?
1. Chesapeake
2. Constitution
3. Constellation
4. Enterprise

On which of the following Great Lakes did
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry defeat a British
squadron, cutting British supply lines?
1. Lake Superior
2. Lake Michigan
3. Lake Huron
4. Lake Erie

What ship was one of the first ships-of-the line?
1. Constitution
2. Enterprise
3. Philadelphia
4. North Carolina

The first half of the 19th century saw a
development that was to change navies all
over the world. What was that development?
1. Task forces
2. Steam power
3. Steel hulls
4. Practical submarines

In 1843, what invention incorporated in the
USS Princeton paved the way for progress in
the development of propulsion systems?
1. The screw propeller
2. The diesel engine
3. The coal-fired boiler
4. The stern paddle wheel

In 1854, Commodore Perry signed a treaty
that opened up what market to American
trade?
1. China
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. India

Although neither side could claim victory, the
battle between the USS Monitor and the
Virginia (Merrimack) was important for which
of the following reasons?
1. Steam engines were used in battle for the
first time
2. The Dahlgren gun was used
3. The battle began the era of the ironclads
4. The Union and Confederate navies fought
each other

The first true submarine attack was conducted
against what Union ship?
1. USS New Ironsides
2. USS Housatonic
3. USS Hunley
4. USS Custis

During what Civil War battle was the order
�Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!�
given?
1. Vicksburg
2. Mobile Bay
3. New Orleans Orleans
4. Kings Bay

What person defined sea power, showed the
importance of knowing naval needs, and
advocated a large, powerful Navy?
1. Commodore Perry
2. Admiral Farragut
3. Andre Foote
4. Alfred T. Mahan

What ship has been labeled as the first modern
cruiser in the U.S. Fleet?
1. USS Boston
2. USS Atlanta
3. USS Newark
4. USS Chicago

�Remember the Maine,� referring to the USS
Maine, was the battle cry for which of the
following wars?
1. The Quasi War
2. The Civil War
3. The Spanish-American War
4. World War I

In what year did the Navy accept its first
operational submarine?
1. 1895
2. 1898
3. 1900
4. 1902

Construction of our first destroyer began in
what year?
1. 1895
2. 1899
3. 1902
4. 1905

What ship was considered our first
�first-class� battleship?
1. USS Indiana
2. USS New York
3. USS Texas
4. USS California

Who was the Navy�s first aviator?
1. Lt. Ellyson
2. Lt. Towers
3. Lt. Corry
4. CAPT Chambers

Destroyers were first used effectively for
antisubmarine warfare during what war?
1. Civil War
2. Spanish-American War
3. World War I
4. World War II

In what war did women first serve as members
of the Navy?
1. Civil War
2. Spanish-American War
3. World War I
4. World War II

In what capacity did women first serve as
members of the Navy?
1. Nurse
2. Yeoman
3. Radio operator

What was the first naval battle of World War II
in which two opposing fleets didn�t see each
other during combat?
1. The Battle of Midway
2. The Battle of Okinawa
3. The Battle of Guadalcanal
4. The Battle of the Coral Sea

What was the decisive battle of World War II
that became the turning point of the war in the
Pacific?
1. The Battle of Midway
2. The Battle of Okinawa
3. The Battle of Guadalcanal
4. The Battle of the Coral Sea

During World War II, the Japanese loss/losses
of what island(s) heralded the end of the war
in the Pacific?
1. Philippines
2. Solomons
3. Guadalcanal
4. Iwo Jima

During World War II, the Navy was heavily
involved in which of the following Atlantic
(European) actions?
1. The invasion of Normandy
2. The capture of Navaronne
3. The Battle of Britain
4. The fall of Berlin

Which of the following were types of ships
built during World War II?
1. Net tenders
2. Mine sweepers
3. Repair ships
4. All of the above

Which of the following combat systems came
into full use during World War II?
1. Radar
2. Sonar
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. SATNAV

During World War II, WAVES were eligible
for how many ratings?
1. 28
2. 30
3. 34
4. 40

In what year was the Women�s Armed
Services Integration Act passed?
1. 1942
2. 1945
3. 1948
4. 1951

The first extensive use of jet aircraft and
helicopters occurred during what war?
1. World War I
2. World War II
3. The Korean Conflict
4. The Vietnam Police Action

The first U.S. Navy nuclear-powered vessel
was what type of ship?
1. Carrier
2. Submarine
3. Merchant ship
4. Guided-missile cruiser

In what year did the USS Nautilus make its
history-making transpolar voyage?
1. 1952
2. 1955
3. 1958
4. 1961

In what year were the first nuclear-powered
surface ships launched?
1. 1952
2. 1955
3. 1958
4. 1961

In what year was the first American satellite
placed in orbit?
1. 1952
2. 1955
3. 1958
4. 1961

America�s first suborbital flight was made
by what Navy officer?
1. Commander Conrad
2. Commander Gordan
3. Commander Shepard Jr
4. Commander Kerwin

Which of the following warfare tactics was
used during the Vietnam Police Action?
1. Gunfire support
2. Riverine operations
3. Coastal interdiction
4. Each of the above

Which of the following ships was the world�s
first nuclear-powered carrier?
1. USS Nimitz
2. USS Carl Vinson
3. USS Enterprise
4. USS Abraham Lincoln

What moon mission was completely manned
by Navy personnel?
1. Apollo 5
2. Apollo 7
3. Apollo 11
4. Apollo 12

In what year was the Alvin, a deep diving
vehicle, tested at 6,000-foot depths?
1. 1961
2. 1965
3. 1969
4. 1971

In what year was the first nuclear-powered,
deep-submergence research and
ocean-engineering vehicle launched?
1. 1961
2. 1965
3. 1969
4. 1971

Which of the following is/are principle
development(s) of the Trident system?
1. A nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile
submarine
2. A strategic weapons system
3. An integrated logistics support system
4. All of the above

57. Which of the following are the most recent
additions to the surface fleet?
1. Ticonderoga-class cruisers
2. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. LHAs

The Navy helped move approximately how many pounds of equipment and supplies during Dessert Shield/Desert Storm?
1. 12.4 billion tons
2. 15.8 billion tons
3. 18.3 billion tons
4. 21.6 billion tons