Question 1: In what year did United Airlines began training its pilots to use stun guns for self-defense in the cockpit?
A. 1975
B. 1980
C. 1990
D. 2002
Question 2: Of the weapons of mass destruction, which one could become the most insidious danger?
A. Biologicals
B. Chemical
C. Nuclear
D. Conventional weapons
Question 3: An encounter at an airport between a plane that is taking off or landing, and any other object or person that creates a risk of collision, or results in less than the recommended separation distance, is called a/an:
A. airport accident.
B. runway incursion.
C. aviation intrusion.
D. pilot error.
Question 4: Overall, airport controllers at most large airports believe that understaffing and __________ contribute the most to safety problems.
A. pilot error
B. heavy workloads
C. airline schedules
D. the increasing volume of daily flights
Question 5: The term __________ has come to mean conduct occurring during air travel which can fall anywhere between socially offensive words involving inappropriate threats, racial epithets, or curse words to criminal misconduct.
A. air anger
B. flight rage
C. passenger rage
D. air rage
Question 6: According to a 1998 Wall Street Journal article, airlines estimate that 50 percent or more of all air rage incidents involve:
A. frustrations resulting from long security lines.
B. the excessive use of alcohol.
C. frustration resulting from overcrowded airplane cabins.
D. cancelled flights.
Question 7: Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have documented that terrorist groups have come into possession of small arms, medium-sized infantry weapons, and:
A. tanks.
B. Berretta pistols.
C. heavy infantry weapons.
D. anti-tank weapons.
Question 8: Terrorists can buy explosive devices on the international black market or they can improvise them fairly easily. All they need is a charge, a fuse, and a:
A. high explosive.
B. propellant.
C. pound of TNT.
D. triggering device.
Question 9: Causes of passenger interference include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. increased crowding onboard the aircraft.
B. celebrities signing autographs for passengers.
C. passengers with a flying phobia.
D. narcissistic passengers and authoritarian business executives.
Question 10: __________ are held responsible for passengers getting hurt by other passengers.
A. TSA agents
B. Ticket agents
C. Airlines
D. Security companies
Question 11: Air rage can take place:
A. in the terminal as well as during flights.
B. while driving around an airport terminal.
C. only during flights.
D. only after a flight has been canceled or delayed.
Question 12: Air rage is also known as:
A. airline distemper.
B. sky rage.
C. air travel meltdown.
D. sky blues.
Question 13: Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention makes a/an __________ liable for damages sustained if a passenger is wounded, suffers any other personal injury, or dies onboard an aircraft.
A. offending passenger
B. airline
C. flight crew
D. airport manager
Question 14: __________ allows recovery by the personal representative of a decedent whose death was caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas.
A. The International Waters Super Act
B. The Piracy Consortium
C. The Warsaw Convention
D. The Death on the High Seas Act
Question 15: Civil remedies for air rage include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the Warsaw Convention.
B. the Death on the High Seas Act.
C. workers' compensation, depending on the state.
D. the International Waters Super Act.
Question 16: According to the textbook, the AK-47 automatic weapon has been replaced by the:
A. Colt 45.
B. M-16.
C. AKM.
D. RPG-7.
Question 17: Beretta, Glock, and Kalishnikov are:
A. weapons manufacturers.
B. types of explosives.
C. missiles with optical sight and tracking systems.
D. names for chemical compounds.
Question 18: There are __________ basic categories of biologicals.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Question 19: __________ has been available since the thirteenth century.
A. Nitroglycerin
B. Xenon trioxide
C. Gunpowder
D. Cyclonite
Question 20: Dynamite is an example of a:
A. high explosive.
B. low-grade explosive.
C. brisance.
D. Stinger missile.