Questions for Chapter 8

Cultural and Situational Awareness

**ANSWER KEY IS AT THE END OF THE QUESTIONS**

  1. CCOs are authorized to enter into agreements with foreign governments under what condition?
  1. As long as the acquisition does not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold
  2. For service contracts only
  3. For commodities contracts only
  4. CCOs cannot enter into agreements with foreign governments
  1. The establishment of agreements with foreign governments can be requested through the local:
  1. Combatant Commander’s Support Staff Office
  2. Air Attaché Office
  3. Host Nation Support Office
  4. Contingency Contracting Office
  1. Which factor is NOT a part of the determination of price “fair & reasonable” for acquisitions overseas?
  1. Discounts offered for future purchases
  2. Delivery of goods within the requested timeframe
  3. Stability of the local economy
  4. Availability of supply/service in the local marketplace
  1. Understanding the local customs and culture of a country may help the CCO do which?
  1. Establish a rapport with local nationals
  2. Avoid adverse safety and security incidents
  3. Receive possible warnings of pending terror attacks
  4. All of the above
  1. When considering Anti-terrorism and Security measures, the term “target selection” refers to:
  1. Which vendors will be allowed to conduct business with the Government
  2. An individual’s awareness of vulnerability to attacks
  3. The legal responsibility to help others
  4. Which terrorist group we should be monitoring closely
  1. OPSEC is simply defined as:
  1. Procedures used to keep classified information secure
  2. The process used to deny our adversaries information about military capabilities and intentions
  3. The process of identifying and destroying an enemy’s will to fight
  4. The steps involved in ensuring a safe work environment
  1. When considering threat factors in a foreign duty location, the term “surveillance” refers to:
  1. Secretly watching a target to identify patterns or gather information
  2. Support given to a terrorist cause
  3. Using electronics to prevent equipment theft
  4. Secretly passing information to one’s allies
  1. While overseas, if you find yourself near any civil disturbance, it is your duty as an American Serviceman to render assistance in any way possible.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. DoDR 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation applies to:
  1. CCOs only
  2. Commanders and Appointed Representatives only
  3. Requirements personnel only
  4. All of the above
  1. Elicitation, espionage, and subversion are all techniques used to obtain:
  1. Unfair price advantages
  2. Unit specific information
  3. Information about military capabilities and intentions
  4. Both b and c
  1. ISOPREP (DD Form 1833) and Evasion Plans of Action (EPA) are required for contractors in the following threat environments
  1. Only high threat
  2. High and medium threat
  3. Low threat
  4. All threat levels

12.  OPSEC is a ______process involving security and common sense.

  1. Tense, irregular
  2. Continuous, systematic
  3. Disorganized, unsystematic
  4. Composed, systematic

13.  From where should you gather information about terrorist groups?

  1. Department of State
  2. Intelligence Officer
  3. Chain of Command
  4. All of the above

14.  Personnel recovery is the sum of military, ______, and civil efforts to prepare for and execute the recovery and reintegration of isolated personnel

  1. Systematic
  2. Financial
  3. Diplomatic
  4. Environmental

15.  Commanders must plan for the possible ______of contractors by adversarial organizations or governments:

  1. Isolation
  2. Capture
  3. Detention
  4. All of the above

Answer Key:

  1. D, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  2. C, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  3. A, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  4. D, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  5. B, Ref: Antiterrorism and Security
  6. B, Ref: Situational Awareness
  7. A, Ref: Antiterrorism and Security
  8. B, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  9. D, Ref: Cultural Awareness
  10. D, Ref: Communication with Vendors (Elicitation, Espionage, and Subversion)
  11. D, Ref: Personnel Recovery
  12. B, Ref: Situational Awareness
  13. D, Ref: Antiterrorism and Security
  14. C, Ref: Personnel Recovery
  15. D, Ref: Personnel Recovery