TSA First Observer Final Quiz

Question #1: I can register myself as a First Observer at www.tsa.gov/firstobserver

True
False

Question #2: I can always reach the First Observer hotline at 1-866-615-5150

True
False

Question #3: First Observer is a replacement for 911.

True
False

Question #4: I-Talk is an acronym for:

Identify, Track, Attack, Liquidate, Kill
Indemnify, Transgress, Assimilate, Limit, Knit
Identify, Time, Activity, Location, Keep

Question #5: The first call you should make when you encounter a life threatening emergency or suspicious activity is:

911
Your dispatcher
First observer hotline

Question #6: Personal safety precautions do not include:

Sitting with your back to a wall when at a resturaunt
Choosing parking spaces that are open and well lit
Leaving your hotel room door unlocked while you chat with neighboring hotel guests

Question #7: When checking into a motel or hotel, you should always check with security and let them know where your bus will be parked.

True
False

Question #8: When there is an IED or Biological evacuation needed, you should ask your passengers to take their belongings with them.

True
False

Question #9: If a threat involves chemical, biological or radiological agents, you should move:

Laterally from the vehicle to 300-400 feet
Move upwind from the vehicle 300-400 feet
Move downwind from the vehicle 300-400 feet

Question #10: If you have to evacuate a vehicle due to a biological agent threat, you should move your passengers calmly to between 300 and 400 feet away from the vehicle.

True
False

Question #11: Things that are not important to notice about suspicious persons are:

Hair color, length, texture
Facial hair, clean shaven or a beard
Shape of cheeks and chin
Fingernail color, length or design

Question #12: Observing physical appearance, such as color, type, style, pattern of shoes and clothing is essential to helping authorities to catch potential suspicious persons.

True
False

Question #13: The characteristic of a suspicious individual that I should look for is:

An old lady with a small young child
A person who is pacing, nervous or jumpy
A person with a guitar case

Question #14: The characteristic of a suspicious individual that I should look for is:

A person boarding my vehicle who has a backpack and knitting suppplies
A person waiting to board my vehicle with a bicycle
A person who is overdressed for weather conditions

Question #15: It is always safest to do what the perpetrator tells you to do.

True
False

Question #16: If you are involved in a Hostage, Hijack or robbery, you should:

Remain calm and remember your training
Swerve the vehicle into a tree in hopes of killing or otherwise incapacitating the perpetrator
Attempt to pshycho-analyze the person to diffuse the situation

Question #17: The most common IED is a pipe bomb.

True
False

Question #18: If you see what appears to be an IED, you should never touch, cover or move it.

True
False

Question #19: The three types of switches or triggers on an IED are:

Electrical, Hydraulic and Mechanical
Mechanical, Electrical and Concentric
Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical

Question #20: Which is NOT an IED component?

Power supply
Switch or Timer
Explosive charge
Croutons

Question #21: Bombs are far more likely than biological or radiological attacks.

True
False

Question #22: Fear is the primary weapon an terrorist uses.

True
False

Question #23: Terrorism is less likely to occur than some other motivations for an attack.

True
False

Question #24: The things that should set off your terrorist alarms are:

The color of a person's skin
Unusual or erratic behaviour
The language someone is speaking

Question #25: A simple way to secure your terminal operation is to be alert and aware of what is going on around you, and reporting it.

True
False

Question #26: Bus operations are good potential targets:

Because they provide easy access
Because they are a target rich enviroment
Because terrorists like riding the bus
Because the first two answers are correct

Question #27: Terrorists believe that what they are doing is for a greater good or cause.

True
False

Question #28: What is Terrorism?

The threat or use of force or violence by groups or individuals to coerce a government or civilian population, in pursuit of political or social objectives.
The use of force to extort financial reperations for perceived wrongs and atrocities, either committed by or against inferior races of militant, radical clerics of religious or demonic groups.
Persons or governments who wish to overthrow the general order of cultural objectives of another country, state or authority with independent borders on three sides or more.

Question #29: Terrorists look just like you and me.

True
False

Question #30: My first responsibility is always to:

Operate my vehicle in a safe and secure manner
Observe every potential terrorist in my vicinity
Protect the people of this country

Question #31: The First Observer course is intended to teach me how to Thwart a terrorist attack single handedly.

True
False

Question #32: The First Observer course is intended to help me determine when I need to report something.

True
False

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