Deck 9: Orientation, Exercising, and Testing

Question 1

Ethnography is defined as:

A) Systematic study of people and cultures
B) How people of different ethnic backgrounds visualize disasters
C) Compensation for varied performance levels during exercises based on ethnic bias
D) Food preference distribution during disaster relief

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Testing and Exercising demonstrates Top Management support for the Business Continuity Management System through:

A) Direct participation in exercises
B) Ensuring the availability of resources for the exercise program
C) Signed approval of After Action Reports
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Exercise Program must name the person responsible the program.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Exercises should have a code word used to indicate to the exercise participants that a real incident is in progress and the exercise should be suspended or ended.

Question 5

MSEL means?

A) Management Scenario Evaluation List
B) Message Selection for Exercise Logistics
C) Message Selection for Evaluators List
D) Master Scenario Events List

Question 6

Relocation exercises are not effective.

Question 7

On the Exercise Evaluation Checklist, Evaluators should not:

A) Make recommendations for improvement
B) Comment on how the objectives were or were not met
C) Comment on how effectively resources were used
D) List the reason objectives were not met

Question 8

Exercise scenarios that represent situations that are unfamiliar to the participants produce the best results.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a true statement?

A) Exercises serve as a form of training
B) According to one or more of the standards, exercises are performed at regular intervals
C) Warning systems, if they exist within the organization, should be tested on a monthly basis
D) Each exercise should have an Exercise Plan

Question 10

Observers to an exercise are encouraged to interact with the participants of the exercise.

Question 11

A Strategic Exercise tests the ability of the participants to make decisions that implement strategies based on a scenario.

Question 12

Planning, executing, and reporting for a Full Scale Exercise typically requires what amount of time?

A) Six days
B) Six weeks
C) Six months
D) Twelve months

Question 13

Exercise and testing ranks in importance to the Business Continuity Management System close to the importance of management support for the program and the Business Impact Analysis.

Question 14

All live exercise communication should begin and end with the phrase:

A) "Testing"
B) "This is a simulated communication"
C) "This is an exercise"
D) No qualifying phrasing is necessary

Question 15

According to the standards, which of the following is a type of exercise:

A) Start
B) Tabletop
C) Full Scale
D) Games

Question 16

The Time Line and the MSEL are the same.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a true statement?

A) Controllers do not need to have technical competence in their assigned area
B) The number of controllers need to increase according to the complexity of the exercise
C) Controllers need to demonstrate a positive approach and attitude
D) Controllers need to attend the Hot Wash and Controller /Evaluator meeting at the end of the exercise

Question 18

Exercise Controllers play different roles in response to participants request for information.

Question 19

Testing validates the effectiveness of business continuity strategies.

Question 20

The relocation to a hot site and the installation of backup tapes to remotely perform live operations is an example of what type of exercise?

A) Complex Tabletop Exercise
B) Relocation Exercise
C) Functional Exercise
D) Full Scale Exercise

Question 21

List five examples of exercise risk:

Question 22

According to one or more of the standards, what type of risk(s) is the Exercise Director required to identify?

Question 23

What is "free play" and under what circumstances, if at all, should it be permitted?

Question 24

List ten examples of potential exercise objectives:

Question 25

Explain the difference between the Exercise Plan and the Exercise Program: