Deck 13: Links to Exercises and Capacity Building

Question 1

Which of the following lists all of the key observations from the exercise, such as what went right, what went wrong, and what needs to be improved upon?

A) Hot wash
B) Situation manual
C) After action report
D) Process improvement

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In what type of exercise do the players need to be oriented to the scenario as well as the location for which exercise actions are to take place?

A) Tabletop exercises
B) Discussion-based exercises
C) Capabilities-based exercises
D) Operations-based exercises

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Besides the evaluation, which of the following is probably the second most important part of the exercise development process?

A) Establishing the foundation
B) Design and development
C) Conducting the exercise
D) Improvement planning

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is completed as part of the after action conference?

A) Emergency Response Plan
B) Continuity of Operations Plan
C) Incident Response Plan
D) Improvement Plan

Question 5

Regardless of how, which of the following defined the idea that each objective developed fits within a pattern to allow for measurement and evaluations?

A) PHEP
B) ESSENCE
C) SMART
D) TOPOFF

Question 6

The National Exercise Program (NEP) allows for all levels of government and organizations to participate in a program that can benefit all.

Question 7

The Top Officials (TOPOFF) exercise in 2007 centered on a series of biological dispersion devices in multiple states and territories.

Question 8

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is designed on the idea of operations-based planning.

Question 9

The exercise process is also designed around a cycle, just as exercising is part of the preparedness cycle.

Question 10

Setting up a full-scale exercise can consist of setting up tables and chairs in a configuration that will foster open discussion.

Question 11

What type of exercises does not require much planning, but can be a powerful tool as the first step in validating a plan, policy, or procedure?

A) Discussion-based exercises
B) Tabletop exercises
C) Functional exercises
D) Full-scale exercises

Question 12

The objectives for the exercise should be developed using what method?

A) PHEP
B) HSEEP
C) SMART
D) TOPOFF

Question 13

What type of exercises can quickly get out of hand without the guidance of a skilled facilitator?

A) Tabletop exercises
B) Full-scale exercises
C) Functional exercises
D) Operations-based exercises

Question 14

Observers and evaluators collecting their data and conducting an exercise debrief with the players and other observers and evaluators is commonly referred to as which of the following?

A) Hot wash
B) Hot process
C) After action report
D) Process improvement

Question 15

Which of the following represents the last part of the exercise development process?

A) Conducting the exercise
B) Evaluating the exercise
C) Improvement planning
D) Restarting the exercise development process

Question 16

Exercises work within a specific parameter of events that is controlled and can be stopped at any time if participants feel they are in physical danger.

Question 17

Objectives that are developed without a way to measure them do not allow for a corrective action process that leads to the ability to fix something that was proven to be broken during training or exercising.

Question 18

The exercise planning team is organized using the Incident Command System/Incident Management System structure.

Question 19

To most exercise planners, conducting the exercise is the most important part of the process.

Question 20

Exercises are designed to be a tool in which a plan, policy, or procedure is created, not simply a validation tool.

Question 21

Which of the following represents the first phase of the training development process?

A) Analysis
B) Design
C) Development
D) Evaluation and Control

Question 22

Which of the following occurs when developers who are part of the development process evaluate the product?

A) External evaluation
B) Internal evaluation
C) Administrative evaluation
D) Comprehensive evaluation

Question 23

What is the first task that needs to be completed in order to establish the foundation of the exercise cycle?

A) Review the current plan, policy, or procedure
B) Conduct an exercise needs assessment
C) Determine what capability that needs to be exercised
D) Determine the scope of the exercise

Question 24

What type of exercise can be designed to only exercise a portion of the full operation?

A) Tabletop exercises
B) Full-scale exercises
C) Functional exercises
D) Discussion exercises

Question 25

To most exercise planners, which of the following is the most important part of the exercise development process?

A) Conducting the exercise
B) Evaluating the exercise
C) Improvement planning
D) Restarting the exercise development process

Question 26

Exercises can prepare us for incidents that have nothing to do with the exercise.

Question 27

Exercises can provide validation for a plan without having to do an actual response.

Question 28

As with all national emergency management program document, the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) sets out to fit into the national doctrine.

Question 29

Drills, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises require the same amount of planning as a discussion exercise.

Question 30

The exercise planning team is organized using the Incident Command System/Incident Management structure.