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1. Why is livestock agriculture thought to be more vulnerable to disasters now than in
1900?
a. Intensification and consolidation has resulted in an increased number of animals living in
a smaller space.
b. Livestock agricultures reliance on machines and technology has increased the need for
evacuation procedures.
c. Intensification of U.S. dairy production has manifested itself as lower productivity of
individual cows.
d. Livestock agriculture is more widely dispersed than ever before.
2. Which of the following accurately describes relationship between disasters and the
economic impact on livestock farmers?
a. Large-scale disasters affecting livestock never have serious implications for State
revenues.
b. When disasters affect many livestock farms in a county it is unlikely that this will
represent a significant loss to the countys tax base.
c. Pre-existing economic difficulties can exacerbate the impact of disasters on livestock
farmers.
d. The only loss in disasters is to affected farms.
3. Which of the following are effective MITIGATION (reduction, prevention) activities for
farms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Purchasing a generator as an alternative power supply.
Crop insurance to protect against the effects of summer storms.
Construction of a new barn at a site above a floodplain.
All of the above.
4. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the human food supply in
disasters?
a. Intoxications of livestock are common in disasters, but there are no concerns over the
safety of the human food supply.
b. If livestock raised for human consumption are removed from a farm, care must be taken
that the animals are not exposed to diseases or hazardous materials that could threaten
the human food supply.
c. If escaped livestock ingest toxic plants, their milk is likely to still be suitable for human
consumption.
d. Even though smoke residues can be harmful to livestock, if livestock have been exposed
to smoke residues they can be used for human consumption without concern.
5. Which of the following statements regarding thunderstorms is correct?
a. Sustained winds of more than 20 mph and hail greater than or equal to 2 inches in
diameter are characteristic of severe thunderstorms.
b. Thunderstorms and their consequences are common, but rarely create problems.
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c. Annual property loss resulting from thunderstorms, including damage to farms and
barns, is estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
d. It is necessary for it to be raining to be struck by lightning.
6. Which of the following statements is correct regarding snow fall?
a. Small amounts of snow never have devastating effects on a community.
b. Buildings should be separated by at least 30 to 50 feet to prevent snowdrifts developing
between them.
c. Snow has to fall at rates of greater than 12 inches per hour to cause severe disruptions.
d. Ice dams on roofs and large icicles are uncommon causes of building collapse.
7. Which of the following statements will NOT reduce risks arising from wildfires?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Allowing people to smoke in barns.
Designating access to barns and water for firefighters.
Practice a fire drill every month throughout the fire season.
Having fire tools handy at your home and in your barn: a ladder, garden hoses, fire
extinguishers, gas-operated water pumps, shovels, rakes, and buckets.
8. Which of the following statements is correct regarding hurricanes?
a. A good time to check your window shutters and supply of boards, tools, batteries,
nonperishable foods, bottled water, and other equipment is during a hurricane watch.
b. If there is a boil-water order in effect, do not drink or give animals tap water unless you
know it is safe.
c. Hurricanes frequently cause flooding along the coast, but not inland.
d. Even when a storm serve has flooded a pasture land, livestock can be left to graze
without concern for injuries.
9. Which of the following statements is correct about the behavior of landslides?
a. Landslides rarely affect agricultural property.
b. Accumulation of water and bulging ground at the bottom of slopes are normal
occurrences after heavy rains.
c. Planting deep-rooted ground cover is an effective mitigation measure against landslides.
d. Damage from mudflows cannot be covered by insurance.
10. Which of the following statements is correct regarding floods?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Floods are an uncommon cause of natural disaster in the United States.
Never tie an animal up if floods are pending.
Only if flowing water is above your waist is it too high to cross.
Hazardous materials released during floods will flow away with the water.
11. Which of the following statements is correct regarding droughts?
a. Proper watershed, forest, and rangeland management is effective mitigation against
droughts.
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b. Spreading livestock operations out among several states is effective mitigation against
weather-related disasters.
c. Reducing personal water usage helps reduce the impact of droughts.
d. All of the above.
12. Which of the following statements are correct regarding injuries and damages that
result from earthquakes?
a. Most human injuries in earthquakes result from falling objects.
b. Place large and heavy objects on lower shelves and securely fasten shelves taller than 5
feet to walls. Brace anchor all tall or top-heavy objects.
c. Housing animals so that heavy objects do not fall on them in earthquakes is an important
preparedness activity for earthquakes.
d. All of the above.
13. Which of the following is NOT relevant to the care of animals in floods?
a. Animals will frequently resist walking through flowing water.
b. Animals that have recently moved from a warmer to a colder climate are at a greater risk
of hypothermia than animals that have lived in a colder climate for longer periods.
c. The number of animals that need to be evacuated from a farm is an important factor in
determining how quickly a farm can be evacuated.
d. Floodwaters are frequently contaminated with hazardous chemicals.
14. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the disposal of carcasses?
a. Carcasses must be disposed of onsite.
b. Composting is no longer used to dispose of any livestock carcasses.
c. The disposal of carcasses must require the permission of the State or Federal
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Natural Resources.
d. Large-scale disposal of carcasses can be contracted to specialty firms that deal with
hazardous materials disposal, such as from superfund sites.
15. Which of the following statements apply to the transportation of livestock?
a. The response to transportation accidents often requires coordination among law
enforcement, fire department, emergency management, the hauler and owner.
b. Mitigation of transportation accidents involves the use of properly designed trailers and
regular trailer maintenance.
c. Do not tie animals to unhitched trailers, as many animals are strong enough to pull the
trailer away.
d. All of the above.
16. Which of the following statements correct is regarding a Foreign Animal Disease
outbreak?
a. Authoritative reports of a Foreign Animal Disease are made by the Chief Veterinary
Official (CVO) for the United States.
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b. Freedom from a Foreign Animal Disease in a country (such as Foot and Mouth Disease)
usually includes being free of clinical disease and vaccinating against the disease.
c. The most likely route of entry of a Foreign Animal Disease is from wind blowing the
agent across the borders.
d. Practicing veterinarians are the officials who must conduct the investigation of a
suspected Foreign Animal Disease.
17. Which of the following statements is correct regarding heat stress in livestock?
a. Heat stress in animals only occurs under conditions of extreme heat.
b. Under extreme heat conditions, livestock require less than 10% body weight of water per
day.
c. Do not dress animals with vests, blankets, and other materials that would prevent them
from sweating.
d. Livestock are resistant to heat stress.
18. Which of the following statements correctly describes animal disease outbreaks?
a. Costs from animal disease outbreaks include loss of production and replacement of
animals.
b. Biosecurity is the principal method to mitigate (prevent, reduce) disease outbreaks.
c. To prevent introduction of disease to farms, delivery and dispatch points on farms should
be located away from livestock.
d. All of the above.
19. Which of the following statements describes appropriate procedures for dealing with
animal health/disease?
a. All suspect findings of Foreign Animal Diseases have to be reported to State or Federal
veterinarians.
b. Only animals intended for human consumption require an official health permit signed by
a veterinarian when moved across State lines.
c. Veterinarians dont know much about the clinical aspects of food animals exposed to
hazardous chemicals.
d. Under emergency conditions, animal health services should always be provided by the
person who is closest to the scene.
20. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the identification of animals in
disasters?
a. Many animals look sufficiently distinct for most persons other than the owner to be able
to distinguish one animal from another.
b. Documentation of ownership may be needed to reclaim a lost animal.
c. Emergency managers are responsible for finding the owners of all lost animals.
d. Unique and permanent identification for all animals would be of little help in reuniting
animals with their correct owner in disasters.
21. Which of the following statements correctly describe liability issues in disasters?
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a. The owner of an escaped animal may be held liable for damages his/her animal creates.
b. The local Department of Animal Control is the legal entity in most communities to deal
with abandoned and lost animals.
c. In most States, Good Samaritan Laws do not directly apply to the care of animals.
d. All of the above.
22. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the humane care of
animals in disasters?
a. Disasters can be a threat to animal well-being.
b. Livestock that are adapted to cold can tolerate low temperatures if they have adequate
feed intake.
c. Guidelines for proper methods for euthanasia for livestock are available from veterinary,
producer, and humane groups.
d. All of the above.
23. Which of the following statements are correct?
a. Effective biosecurity on farms includes restricting access to feed storage bins to
authorized persons only.
b. An outbreak of a Foreign Animal Disease in the U.S. would likely require the disposal of
large numbers of carcasses.
c. New animal arrivals to a farm should be placed in quarantine until a suitable time has
lapsed to rule out the introduction of contagious disease.
d. All of the above.
24. Which of the following statements is correct regarding disasters?
a.
b.
c.
d.
FEMA is responsible for reducing and reimbursing all personal losses in disasters.
Most natural disasters affect local communities least of all.
Disasters are declared starting at the local, then state, then federal level.
Personal preparedness is rarely effective at minimizing losses from disasters.
25. Which of the following statements describe effective operations in disasters?
a. The use of an out-of-area contact can be an effective way to coordinate in disasters.
b. The Incident Command System provides a consistent method to respond to all types of
emergencies.
c. Each responding agency and group should operate independently and separately from
the others, in order to cover more ground.
d. All of the above.
26. Which of the following statements characterizes effective disaster preparedness
plans?
a. Local plans allow communities to integrate with state and federal response to disasters.
b. Emergency Operations Plans work best within organizational structures responsive to
non-emergency duties that are similar to the duties needed in disasters.
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c. One of the purposes of an Emergency Operations Plan is to provide an overview of the
communitys jurisdiction.
d. All of the above.
27. Which of the following statements accurately describes disaster assistance?
a. For a State to qualify for Federal disaster assistance from FEMA, it is best if the State
has laws that are consistent with those of Federal emergency management law.
b. State disaster declarations can only be made when more than one community is
affected.
c. Volunteer organizations are the only source of disaster assistance at the local level.
d. In large-scale disasters, the Director of Emergency Management is responsible for
declaring a disaster.
28. Which of the following statements correctly describes the role of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in disasters?
a. An important role of FEMA in disasters is coordination of response and recovery
activities in declared major disasters.
b. FEMA helps States by reviewing and coordinating State emergency plans.
c. FEMA is a primary source of education on disaster management in the U.S.
d. All of the above.
29. Which of the following statements accurately describes the activation of federal
agencies in disasters?
a. The USDA responds to disasters that threaten national food production, processing and
distribution.
b. The National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT) is part of disaster response through
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
c. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for overseeing
the safety of the environment in the U.S.
d. Federal agencies are usually activated directly in response to requests from local
emergency managers.
30. Which of the following correctly describes the role of the USDA in disasters?
a. Indemnity payments to farmers for crop losses that are covered by insurance are
managed by the USDA Risk Management Agency.
b. Disaster advice from the USDA is provided by the Cooperative Extension Service.
c. Emergency loans from the USDA in disasters are managed by the Farm Service
Agency.
d. All of the above.
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