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Before submitting your exam, please review your answers.
Be sure you have answered each question. All questions are true/false or multiple choice.
Click on the arrow block to make your selection.

Passing score is 86% or more correct.

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1. When should you take the Colorado ECom EC training?

- A) Before you take basic ECom B) Before you become an EC or as soon as you can after becoming an EC. C) When you feel like it. D) Once the SEC tells you to.

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2. Why does a positive attitude on your part affect your group?

- A) Your attitude will be reflected in those around you. B) It doesn't. C) Only on the second full moon of the month. D) Only on Wednesadys.

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3. Why isn't micro-management a good tool?

- A) It stifles your AECs B) It makes your people think their opinions are worthless. C) It shows your ego is too large. D) All of the above E) None of the above

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4. What is your first duty as an EC?

- A) To have fun! B) To favor those modes you like. C) To remain impartial. D) To belittle those that do not agree with you.

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5. Why would you regularly exercise all modes your group has?

- A) Keep skills sharp. B) Implies all modes can be important. C) Your group will be better able to respond to your served agency(ies). D) All of the above. E) None of the above.

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6. You should gently encourage your people to take the ECom training.

- True False

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7. You should require ECom training before accepting anyone into ARES

- True False

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8. Why are nets important?

- A) They are our life blood. B) They are not important. C) They are the delivery vehicle of our services D) They are seldom fun. E) A and C above. F) B and D above.

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9. Weekly nets are:

- A) The easiest opportunity for regular training. B) A place to emphasize any segment of training that is needed. C) A place to show off. D) A and B above

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10. When should I send in my monthly report?

- A) What is a monthly report? B) By the first of the next month. C) When I get around to it. D) Once the SEC beats up on me.

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11. ARES training is like riding a bicycle, once you learn, you never forget.

- True False

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12. Your training exercises should usually emphasize one or two specific areas in your training.

- True False

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13. Your training exercises must always emphasize all areas of your training.

- True False

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14. Training exercises may show weaknesses in your skill base.

- True False

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15. Skills development is best done by:

- A) Dumping them in the pool, they will learn faster that way. B) Give them every thing at once and then have a test. C) Slowly adding new techniques in the exercises. D) Let them figure it out for themselves.

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16. The yearly Simulated Emergency Test

- A) Should be one of your major training exercises each year. B) Is an excellent way to train your workers. C) Is a training aid for your AECs D) All of the above. E) None of the above.

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17. When should you submit an after action report?

- A) What's an After Action report? B) Never C) When I get around to it D) Shortly after the exercise and while details are still fresh in your mind.

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18. Other ECs can learn from my experiences in my AA report

- A) Oh yea? B) I doubt it C) Yes D) Yes, but only if they read it.

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19. What is ICS?

- A) I Can't See B) I Can See C) Incident Command System D) International Conductor and Semi-conductor

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20. Why should you understand ICS principles?

- A) Most of our Served Agencies use it B) We will better fit in with Served Agencies that use it C) We will respond better to our Served Agency needs. D) All of the above E) None of the above

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21. Recommended ICS classes for you are ICS-100, 200 and ICS-700.

- True False

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22. The ColoradoARES website can be a source of information for you

- A) True B) False C) Firm maybe D) Only if I use it.

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23. The COPLAN details how we "play" together

- True False

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24. The COPLAN

- A) Specifies how districts should interact. B) Is reviewed yearly. C) Requires your input for the frequencies your district uses. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.

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25. To be successful, an ARES group needs a reason to exist.

- True False

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26. The services needed by your served agency should be spelled out in an MOU or SOU

- True False

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27. The MOU never lets you know how many resources you will need to support your served agency.

- True False

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28. The MOU should detail what services your group can provide your served agency.

- True False

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29. You never need new members in your group.

- True False

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30. Everyone in your group will always be available for emergencies

- A) True B) False C) Firm Maybe

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31. When recruiting new members you should

- A) Know the eligibility requirements of your served agency B) Have / create handouts with details about ARES and what we do C) Appoint an AEC to help with recruiting D) All of the above E) None of the above

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32. Good places to recruit are:

- A) At the laundromat B) At Ham Radio classes C) At swap fests D) B and C above

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33. I can create as many AEC positions as I want.

- A) True B) True, but I also need non AECs. C) False D) False, I'm limited to five.

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34. AECs should have an excellent skill base.

- True False

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35. Initial training of new members should include:

- A) Date and time of your weekly net B) An overview of your served agencies C) History of your organization D) Safety instructions E) Introduction to operational procedures F) Participation expectations (if any) G) All of the above H) None of the above

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36. After an exercise, you should thank everyone that participated.

- True False

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37. You should praise only those that screw up.

- True False

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38. You should praise those that did well in an exercise or event

- True False

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39. Unfounded praise helps you build a viable organization

- True False

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40. You never need a reason to hold a meeting.

- A) True B) False C) Only if you work for the government

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41. Holding a meeting in conjunction with a social event (breakfast or lunch, for example) can be productive.

- A) True B) False C) Only if you are hungry

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42. You need a meeting at least every week, plus your weekly net.

- True False

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43. ARES and RACES

- A) Have very similar training requirements B) Should not compete for people but should share resources C) Fight like cats and dogs D) None of the above E) A and B above

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44. When ARES and RACES work well together we all win

- True False

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45. A joint ARES and RACES group can respond well to the full range of possibilities our served agencies may need help with.

- True False

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46. Some other organizations that are active in disasters may attempt to make us take their training and then ignore communication if they have other work for us to do

- True False

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47. If any of your people are active in other organizations you should get a commitment from them which organization (ARES or other) has priority for their time.

- True False

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48. Our first priority for our organization at an event or incident is

- A) Sweep the floors B) Do the dishes C) Serve meals D) Communication

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49. Your local REACT group will always have excellent communicators

- True False

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50. Expedited Response Teams can

- A) Help you get people out to known locations faster B) Will probably not have to stop by an equipment cache C) May be better known to the served agency D) All of the above E) None of the above