SERE 100.2 Civilian Pretest and Test

What pre-deployment document requires you to provide, four personal authentication statements, full front and right side photographs, and fingerprints?

DD Form 1833 Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP) (correct)

What evasion aid is tailored to cover an individual operational area, combining standard navigation charts and maps with evasion and survival information?

Evasion chart (correct)

During a direct action recovery, you should pick up a weapon and assist the recovery team.

False (correct)

One way to gain acceptance from the local population after making contact is to discuss the similarities between your religions. This helps to show you are peaceful and mean no harm.

False (correct)

Resistance to exploitation is a BATTLE OF WITS with your captor.

False (correct)

The two types of reporting isolating events are observer-reported and media reporting.

False (correct)

Which Principle of Behavior articulates: If held in captivity you should communicate and organize with the community of fellow United States Government and allied captives and avoid actions that may harm them?

Principle II (correct)

Which Principle of Behavior articulates: If held in captivity you should avoid actions harmful to the United States Government or allied personnel held as fellow captives.

Principle III (correct)

During a hole-up what is your primary concern?

Security (correct)

During operations outside declared hostilities, you may delay contact with local authorities.

True (correct)

Leaving evidence of your presence supports U.S. Government effort to locate, identify and recover you.

True (correct)

Tactical hand-held radio transceivers, cell phones, satellite phones, and personal locator beacons (PLBs) are devices you could use for electronic communication.

True (correct)

The Principles of Behavior outline your moral obligations and behavioral expectations from isolation to captivity resolution.

True (correct)

The three basic food sources during isolation are packed rations, animals and insects, and plants.

True (correct)

You should attempt to provide proof of life during any audio or video recording or written documents?

True (correct)

When are personnel ALWAYS authorized to escape?

When in physical or mortal danger (correct)

An effective memory tool that can assist you with using situational awareness during an isolating event is the acronym PAID-E, which stands for perceive, ______________, interpret, decide, and execute.

analyze (correct)

As part of your resistance posture you should portray ______ at all times.

innocence (correct)

The weakened state of the captives' ____________reduces their capacity to collectively resist adversary exploitation efforts. Acceptance of special favors also provides an opening for an adversary's future exploitation efforts against you.

organization (correct)

Continuously learning about your captivity environment and the captor is known as ___________________.

situational awareness (correct)

When providing proof of life what information should you include? (Select all that apply)

√ A verifiable date (correct) √ You and your fellow captives' identities (correct) √ Your health and welfare (correct) □ Your religious beliefs (incorrect)

Which of the following are used to control bleeding? (Select all that apply)

√ Apply direct pressure (correct) □ Clean with water (incorrect) √ Use a tourniquet (correct) √ Elevate and immobilize (correct)

Identify steps in building a fire. (Select all that apply)

√ Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder (correct) √ Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel (correct) □ Once the tinder is burning, add large amounts of fuel (incorrect) √ Use a platform (correct)

What are some methods to purify water? (Select all that apply)

√ Chemically treating water with chlorine or iodine (correct) √ Boiling vigorously for at least one minute (correct) □ Filtering water with tightly woven material (incorrect) √ Purifying with a commercial micro filter (correct)

What should you do during USG negotiations for your release? (Select all that apply)

√ Have faith in the USG (correct) □ Sign a parole agreement for release (incorrect) √ Maintain your honor and communicate your innocence (correct) √ Remain professional and avoid exploitation (correct)

The Evasion Plan of Action (EPA) provides recovery forces the following information should you become isolated. (Select all that apply)

√ It helps them to anticipate your actions and intentions (correct) √ Your evasion intentions and key recovery information (correct) √ Details the methods and procedures you intend to use to communicate with recovery forces (correct) □ The disposition of hostile forces (incorrect)

What are some de-escalation strategies personnel can use to discourage captor violence? (Select all that apply)

√ Maintain a low profile (correct) √ Be conscious of your body language (correct) □ Surprise the captors (incorrect) □ Speak quickly (incorrect)

Selecting a signaling site and putting your signal in a suitable location is critical. A signaling site is defined as any site, based on your situation that enhances signaling efforts and the likelihood for the signal to be detected by friendly forces. What is a signaling site criterion? (Select all that apply)

√ Site hidden from potential enemy observation and ground fire (correct) √ Recovery possible from/near site (correct) □ Site near major transportation route for access of recovery vehicle (incorrect) √ Sufficient materials for signal construction (correct)

Identify some posture and resistance constants of an effective resistance posture. (Select all that apply)

√ Stall (correct) □ Respond quickly (incorrect) √ Control emotions (correct) √ Bounce back (correct)

You should limit your communication with the captor to which of the following? (Select all that apply)

√ State the innocent circumstances leading to capture (correct) √ Ask to be returned to U.S. control (correct) √ Address health and welfare concerns (correct) √ Identify yourself (correct)

Actions to take when capture is imminent include. (Select all that apply)

√ Try to retain your personal cell phone (correct) √ Communicate your situation (correct) √ Sanitize personal or sensitive materials (correct) √ Leave evidence of presence at capture point (correct)

In the event of isolation during operations other than war, the reasons to delay contact with legitimate authorities include. (Select all that apply)

□ Lack of control (incorrect) √ Contact friendly forces (correct) □ Prevent recognition (incorrect) √ Gain situational awareness (correct)

Which evasion aids can assist you with making contact with the local population? (Select all that apply)

□ Signaling devices (incorrect) √ Pointee-Talkee (correct) √ Blood Chit (correct) □ Camouflage (incorrect)

Which of the following are criteria for selecting a shelter site? (Select all that apply)

□ The area is large enough to stand in (incorrect) √ The area is large enough for you and your equipment (correct) √ Provides natural protection from environment, hazards, and threats (correct) √ Sufficient materials are available for constructing a shelter (correct)

Upon your release, a DoD Public Affairs Officer (PAO) will be available to help you. Their goal is to_______________________________________. (Select all that apply)

□ get the true story out to the world (incorrect) √ help you regain control over your life (correct) √ coordinate your interactions with the media (correct) □ protect any classified information (incorrect)

Principle III states you should accept special favors.

False (correct)

The Principles of Behavior describe the ____________ for DoD civilian personnel when held against their will by entities hostile to the U.S.

moral obligations (correct)

When questioned, should you become a prisoner of war, the Geneva Conventions, requires, but does not prohibit, you from identifying yourself to your captors. Which Principle of Behavior does the statement above refer?

Principle IV (correct)

Which Principle of Behavior expects you to resist adversary exploitation despite the pervasive physical and environmental control retained by the captor?

Principle IV (correct)

Which Principle of Behavior states: DoD expects DoD civilian personnel to resist captor exploitation efforts, protect sensitive or classified information, and refrain from making oral, written, or video statements harmful to the strategic interest of the United States or its allies.

Principle IV (correct)

Should your captors provide an opportunity to communicate using written, oral, or video means, you should:

Provide proof of life (correct)

Limiting the amount of personal information available to others includes reducing your ______________ footprint, and personal information items not required for your operational mission such as credit cards and other identifiable items in your wallet or purse.

social media (correct)

What are the goals of using a disguise? (Select all that apply)

√ Prevent recognition (correct) √ Pass initial scrutiny (correct) □ Keep warm (incorrect) □ Pass as a Red Cross member (incorrect)

DoD Civilian Personnel Principles of Behavior (Principle III)

"DoD expects DoD civilian personnel to avoid actions harmful to the U.S. Government of allied personnel held as fellow captives, including the acceptance of special favors from captors."

DoD Civilian Personnel Principles of Behavior (Principle I)

"DoD expects DoD civilian personnel to avoid isolating events or, if unable to avoid isolation, to return to friendly control with honor."

DoD Civilian Personnel Principles of Behavior (Principle II)

"DoD expects DoD civilian personnel to communicate and organize with community of fellow U.S. Government and allied captives."

DoD Civilian Personnel Principles of Behavior (Principle IV)

"DoD expects DoD civilian personnel to resist captor exploitation efforts, protect sensitive or classified information, and refrain from making oral, written, or video statements harmful to the strategic interest of the United States or its allies."