LESSON 3
PRACTICE EXERCISE
INSTRUCTIONS
This practice exercise will show you how much you have learned in this
lesson. Answer each question. When you are done, turn the page and check
your answers.
1.
Which of the following is a primary purpose of a roadblock?
A.
To channelize vehicles and personnel to a checkpoint.
B.
To check convoy clearances and manifests.
C.
Direct drivers to their proper destination.
D.
To prevent surprise attack on the checkpoint.
2.
The location of a checkpoint is very important. Which of the following
statements is applicable to the site selection for a checkpoint?
A.
It is always at the entrance to a controlled route.
B.
It is placed to channelize vehicles and personnel.
C.
The location is based on the purpose of the checkpoint.
D.
There is no need for a holding area at a checkpoint.
3.
You are selecting a checkpoint location.
The checkpoint's primary
purpose is to control access to a controlled route. Which of the following
factors would you consider?
A.
It should be at the entrance to the controlled route.
B.
It should offer cover and concealment in the area.
C.
It should have a space to serve as a holding area.
D.
All of the above.
4.
You have been tasked to establish a defile operation over the Bong Son
River. The only crossing is a single lane, one-way bridge. The approach to
the bridge runs through a long, curving ravine. Under normal circumstances,
which of the following would be the best method to use?
A.
Visual signals.
B.
Wire communication backed up by radio.
C.
MP rider.
D.
MP lead/trail vehicles.
5.
Which of the following statements are true of checkpoint operations?
A.
MP always check cargo at checkpoints against the manifest.
B.
Checkpoints are established for the purpose of traffic control only.
C.
Security problems may be compounded at a checkpoint.
D.
All of the above.
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