Deck 6: Hazard Identification Man-Made Hazards

Question 1

Which of the following disease agents can be transmitted from person to person?

A) Bacillus anthracis
B) Yersinia pestis
C) Francisella tularensis
D) Botulinum toxin

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The terrorist group FARC used Sarin gas in the Tokyo subway in 1994.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Select the person below who is considered to be a primary example of a "Lone Wolf" terrorist.

A) Osama bin Laden
B) Ayman al-Zawahiri
C) Alfonso Cano
D) Eric Robert Rudolph

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the US Department of Justice, almost any explosive device or weapon may be considered a "weapon of mass destruction."

Question 5

Militia groups are an example of what type of terrorist group?

A) Left Wing
B) Right Wing
C) Special Interest
D) International

Question 6

Which of the following is categorized as a nerve agent?

A) Potassium permanganate
B) Sarin
C) Cyanogen chloride
D) Phosgene

Question 7

Nerve agents, like VX and Sarin, comprise some of the most toxic substances known to man.

Question 8

HHS Category B lists the most serious chemical agents known to man.

Question 9

Which of the following terrorist groups is an example of domestic, special interest groups?

A) Al Qaeda
B) ISIS
C) ELF
D) FARC

Question 10

The Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico involved the accidental release of what substance?

A) Crude oil
B) PCBs
C) Ammonium chloride
D) Mercury

Question 11

The Three Mile Island incident involved the intentional release of methyl isocyanate.

Question 12

To date, there have been no specific instances where a nuclear weapon was utilized by a terrorist or terrorist group in an act of terrorism.

Question 13

Cyberterrorism is a growing threat to information systems.

Question 14

Which Department of Transportation Class of Hazardous Materials includes flammable liquids?

A) 2
B) 6
C) 4
D) 3

Question 15

Which Department of Transportation Class of Hazardous Materials includes corrosive substances?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) None of the above

Question 16

Intent is what an act of terrorism different from an accidental event.

Question 17

As a human disease, smallpox no longer exists. It was eradicated in 1980.

Question 18

Chose the correct answer below to complete the following sentence: A rail accident in 2005 occurred in Graniteville, South Carolina. The accident was responsible for the release of 90 tons of _______________.

A) Ammonium nitrate
B) Chlorophyll
C) Chlorine
D) Anhydrous ammonia

Question 19

A disadvantage for a terrorist to use a biological weapon is that they would be easy to detect.

Question 20

Which of the following are potent poisons produced by a variety of living organisms - including bacteria, plants and animals?

A) Toxins
B) Plaques
C) Pepsins
D) Troponins