Correct Answers – Post Training
Post-training knowledge test
Multiple choice
questions
Instruction:
If
not otherwise noted, please circle one correct answer.
1)
What does the term “CBRN” mean?
a) Crowd being running noisily
b) Chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear
c) Crises biological response neutralization
d) Consequence biological and radiological norm
2)
Which are
the four large groups of biological agents?
a) Anthrax,
SARS, MERS, CoVid19
b) Nerve
agents, Blister agents, Chocking agents, Blood agents
c) Parasites, Bacteria, Viruses, Toxins
d) Ricin,
Abrin, Ebola, Salmonella
3)
What are toxins?
a) Toxins are toxic industrial chemicals.
b) Toxins
are poisonous substances of biological origin.
c) Microorganisms that produce toxic by-products
are called toxins.
d) Toxins
originate from poisonous plants.
4)
The abbreviation TIC stands for:
a) Terrorism Induced Crisis
b) Toxic Industrial Chemicals
c) Toxicological Illegal Chemicals
d) Transport of Industrial Chemicals
5)
What type of radiation has the lowest range in air?
a) Alpha radiation
b) Gamma radiation
c) Beta radiation
d) X-ray
6)
Gamma rays are stopped by
a) Lead or Concrete
b)
Skin
c)
Paper
d)
Aluminium
7)
What does it mean, when we say “you have been exposed to CBRN material”?
a) You
have been close enough to unshielded CBRN material to possibly be affected by
the CBRN material.
b) You have entered a building or a room that
turned out to be used as an illegal drug laboratory.
c) You have seen CBRN material.
d) You have touched CBRN material.
e) You show symptoms, which can be related to
CBRN consequences.
8)
Which of the following situations poses
the highest risk of contamination for you?
a) Someone sprays an unknown substance onto your
skin using a syringe.
b) You
accidentally ingest an unknown chemical.
c) You accidentally spill unknown substances
over your clothes.
d) Your personal dosimeter is starting an alarm
at a crime scene.
9)
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
Contamination cannot be transferred to
another person.
b) Irradiation
can be transferred from one person to another.
c)
Irradiation
cannot be transferred from one person to another.
d) Exposure can be transferred to another
person.
10)
How long is
the incubation period for biological agents?
a) Seconds to minutes
b) Days to weeks
c) Minutes to hours
d) Years
11)
An average citizen in Europe receives most of
his/her annual dose of ionising radiation from …
a)
… Cosmic radiation.
b) … Inhalation and ingestion of natural
radionuclides (Radon and Thoron).
c)
… Radioactivity emitted into the
environment from industry (e.g. nuclear power plants).
d)
… Medical X-ray diagnostics.
e)
… Cosmic radiation during long-distance
flights.
12)
Exposure to radioactive materials will
result in health effects within minutes to hours
a) True
b) False
13)
Where can you expect
to see this icon?
[Circle all answers that you think are
correct.]
a) Nuclear power plants
b) Research laboratories, where
nuclear materials are handled
c) X-ray equipment
d) Fire station
e) Cancer treatment facilities at a
hospital
f) Instruments to measure the
density of materials
g) Grocery stores
14)
What is the
purpose of the UN number?
a) It is a four-digit number that identifies hazardous materials during
transport.
b) It is a two-digit number that
differentiates among CBRN substances.
c) It is a four-digit number used
only for storage of chemicals.
d) It is a two-digit number used
for transport and storage of chemicals.
15)
Why is aerosolisation such an efficient dispersal method?
[Circle all answers that you think are correct.]
a) Because it can
be used for almost any CBRN agent.
b) Because the
dispersal can happen without anyone taking notice.
c) Because it
does not require much technology and not a big amount of the CBRN substance.
d) Because it is a very precise method for
dispersing CBRN material and a single individual can
be targeted very directly.
e) Because
large areas or groups of people/animals can be targeted with little effort.
f) Because the
very small particles or droplets that can be produced by aerosolisation
reach far down into the lungs.
g) Because the
very small particles or droplets that can be produced by aerosolisation
are easily spread further through the ventilation system (if indoors) or by
wind (if outdoors).
h) Because it is a very safe method for the
perpetrator.
16)
An illegal production site of chemical
and/or biological materials can be recognized by the presence of, for example:
a) Large amounts of foodstuff
b) Large
amounts of household chemicals
c) Large amounts of refrigerators
d) Large amounts of glass bottles
17)
The
production of radioactive material for CBRN purposes will likely be the result
of …
a) …
Theft of existing radioactive materials.
b)
…
Illicit harvesting the production of accelerators.
c)
… The
combination of advanced chemistry and ultracentrifuges.
d)
… dark
net online orders.
18)
In the
list below identify means for the dispersal of CBRN materials.
[Circle all answers that you think are
correct.]
a) Derailed freight transport
b) Powder letters
c) Drinking water
d) Perfume spray flask
e)
Breathing
f)
Exposure of unprotected skin
g) Fire
h)
Eating
i) Travelling by airplane
j) Vector insects
19)
When the exact
details of the emergency situation are unclear …
a)
… You
try to find out what is the exact situation and/or the possible threat.
b) … You
take a safe distance and ask for assistance.
c)
… You
try to find the person who called the emergency number to ask this person more
in detail
what he/she has seen.
d)
… You cordon off the area and send
pictures of the scene to your superiors.
20)
Until you
know more about the incident that you are approaching you should …
a)
… Be
cautious of booby traps.
b) …
Approach the scene in upwind direction.
c)
…
Approach the scene slowly and carefully.
d)
… Stay
at a safe distance of at least 50 meters.
21)
When preparing for arriving at an incident
scene, how can you make sure whether this is a CBRN incident or not?
[Circle all answers that you think are
correct.]
a) You ask about the number of victims or injured people.
b) You ask about
any strange odors, smoke or clouds in the area or visible signs of poisoning in
the victims or affected animals.
c) You ask about the number of
victims with similar symptoms.
d) You try to
find out whether there are any containers or buildings labelled with hazard
signs at the scene or close by.
e) You ask
about any suspicious objects or people behaving strangely at the incident
scene.
f) You ask whether there is any intelligence
available concerning planned terrorist acts.
22)
Why is it important to set up zones?
a) Zoning
can be considered a safety measure. It provides structure to the incident scene
and the incident management activities.
b) It helps in determining the exposure of the
victims.
c) It helps in keeping track of the exposure of
the rescue personnel.
d) Zoning is a way of keeping affected people on
site and preventing unaffected people of going to the site.
e) Zoning is a way of keeping journalists away
from the rescue personnel.
23)
Setting up safety zones (hot, warm, cold) does NOT depend on …
a) … the
number of casualties.
b)
… the
wind direction and temperature.
c)
… the
agent’s characteristics.
d)
… the topography of the area.
e)
… the infrastructure or number and size
of buildings in the area.
24)
How can you minimize the risk of exposure, contamination and/or
infection while operating during a CBRN incident?
[Circle all answers that you think are
correct.]
a) By not eating or drinking in the cold zone
b) By limiting the time in the warm
or the hot zone
c) By not touching any items
directly or without protection
d) By washing hands regularly
e) By wearing a
facemask and/or other protective clothing and equipment available, including
headgear
f) By not speaking, eating, drinking or smoking
25)
To limit the danger
for yourself and your colleagues on scene in case of a dirty bomb, you can …
a)
… Try to
rescue all victims as fast as possible, and then leave the scene.
b) …
Evacuate the area.
c)
… Take
cover immediately.
d)
… Try to eliminate the risk of a
secondary threat.