Question 1

The Civil Defense directors of the 1950s ran local programs that were well funded by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Emergency management is a discipline that deals with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Response and Mitigation
B)   Preparedness
C)   Risk and risk avoidance
D)   All of the above D

Question 3

The Civil Defense programs in the 1950s were established primarily to protect American communities from which of the following hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rioting and other civil disobedience
B)   Technological disasters brought about by increased industrial production
C)   Nuclear fallout brought on by a Soviet nuclear attack
D)   Invasion into American soil of a foreign military's troops C

Question 4

In 1974,more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some aspect of risk and disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the 1930s,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Design and build flood control projects
B)   Buyback properties in the floodplain and create 'green spaces'
C)   Perform annual 'controlled burns' to reduce wildfire risk
D)   Prevent construction that increased slope failures, thereby reducing landslide risks

Question 6

The National Flood Insurance Program brought the concept of community-based mitigation into the practice of emergency management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program was initially given to the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the Cold War years of the 1950s,there were few major natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with the responsibility for managing public health and safety?

Accepted Answer

A)   State
B)   County
C)   Local
D)   Federal

Question 10

Organized attempts at disaster management first appeared in Biblical times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The National Flood Insurance Program was established by the Federal Flood Reduction Act of 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The federal government responds to disasters when state governments are overwhelmed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first time the federal government became involved in a local disaster following which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   St. Louis, Missouri is flooded in 1815
B)   A town in New Hampshire was destroyed by a fire in 1803
C)   A series of tornadoes devastates several communities in Oklahoma in the 1830s
D)   Hurricane Oswald causes severe damage in five Atlantic states in 1877

Question 16

The philosophy that man can control nature,thereby eliminating the risk of floods,has resulted in numerous long-term,efficient flood management systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Historical Context of Emergency Management

The Civil Defense directors of the 1950s ran local programs that were well funded by the federal government.

Emergency management is a discipline that deals with which of the following?

The Civil Defense programs in the 1950s were established primarily to protect American communities from which of the following hazards?

In 1974,more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some aspect of risk and disasters.

During the 1930s,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the following?

The National Flood Insurance Program brought the concept of community-based mitigation into the practice of emergency management.

Responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program was initially given to the federal government.

During the Cold War years of the 1950s,there were few major natural disasters.

The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with the responsibility for managing public health and safety?

Organized attempts at disaster management first appeared in Biblical times.

The National Flood Insurance Program was established by the Federal Flood Reduction Act of 1968.

The federal government responds to disasters when state governments are overwhelmed.

Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.

Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States.

The first time the federal government became involved in a local disaster following which of the following?

The philosophy that man can control nature,thereby eliminating the risk of floods,has resulted in numerous long-term,efficient flood management systems.