Question 1

Department of Defense regulations regarding the protection of classified information requires that defense contractors maintain accountability of top secret information for a minimum time of:

Accepted Answer

A)  One year 
B)  Two years 
C)  Three years 
D)  Four years 
E)  Five years

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of medium and large security departments deputize private security personnel or give them special police powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  60 percent

Question 3

Hallcrest I revealed that operational law enforcement employees rated their overall relationships with private security as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Very good or excellent 
B)  Bad 
C)  Poor 
D)  Just moderately good

Question 4

The theory of law that vicariously imposes liability on the principal for acts of his or her agent is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plain agency 
B)  Master servant 
C)  Strict liability 
D)  Respondeat superior 
E)  Common law

Question 5

No invitation, written or oral, shall be given to a foreign national or to a representative of a foreign interest to attend any session of a meeting sponsored by a Department of Defense activity until:

Accepted Answer

A)  A full field investigation has resulted in the necessary security clearance 
B)  Approval for attendance has been received from the sponsoring activity 
C)  The Department of the State has given approval 
D)  The CIA has given approval E. None of the above

Question 6

Bullet-resistant glass is made of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflected glass 
B)  Plate glass 
C)  Insulated glass 
D)  Laminated glass 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of common law?

Accepted Answer

A)  It originated in France. 
B)  It was brought to America by English colonists. 
C)  It basically was unwritten law. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 8

Which lock is generally used on automobiles, desks, and cabinets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wafer 
B)  Ward 
C)  Pin tumbler 
D)  Combination 
E)  Cypher

Question 9

The relationship in which two parties agree that one will act as a representative of the other is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Contractual relationship 
B)  Fiduciary relationship 
C)  Partnership relationship 
D)  Agency relationship 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

To effectively involve the law for the protection of sensitive information, the owner of the proprietary information must be able to show "objective indications of attempts to protect secrecy." Which of the following has been recognized in the past as such an indication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of warning signs to alert employees to sensitive data and the places it is stored 
B)  Separately storing sensitive information in security containers with the appropriate security precautions 
C)  Special instructions providing a "need-to-know" basis 
D)  Restrictions to nonemployee access to places containing sensitive information 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is not a good procedure with regard to the use of the polygraph by investigators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pointing out its effectiveness 
B)  Describing it as infallible 
C)  Withholding detailed information from the examinee 
D)  Telling the examinee how experienced the examiner is 
E)  Working with the examiner as a team member

Question 12

Sometimes an intent to do one act will establish the intent element for another offense, even though the act that was intended did not occur. This is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Transferred intent 
B)  Felonious intent 
C)  General intent 
D)  Specific intent 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

A sudden, violent, and noisy eruption, outburst, or discharge by material acted upon with force, such as fire, shock, or electrical charge, which causes the material, either solid or liquid, to convert into gas and violently expand or burst is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A flash fire 
B)  An explosion 
C)  A detonation 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is a mala prohibitum offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rape 
B)  Robbery 
C)  Burglary 
D)  Forgery 
E)  Speeding

Question 15

The kind of sensor that is based on the Doppler principle, named after the Austrian scientist who originated the concept, is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Capacitance sensor 
B)  Electromechanical sensor 
C)  Microwave sensor 
D)  Acoustic sensor 
E)  Photo sensor

Question 16

According to Department of Defense regulations, which of the following documents are not acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship concerning the safeguarding of classified information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Birth certificate 
B)  Certificate of naturalization 
C)  Certificate of citizenship 
D)  Uncertified copy of baptismal record 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

A national crime survey for the years 1975-1988 reported that the percentage of households touched by crime had:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased by 25 percent 
B)  Decreased by 23 percent 
C)  Increased by 7 percent 
D)  Decreased by 5 percent

Question 18

According to the White House Conference for a Drug-Free America, approximately how many Americans had used an illegal drug in 1987?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 20 
B)  1 in 2 
C)  1 in 7 
D)  1 in 40

Question 19

Which of the following is not considered to be personal property?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cars 
B)  Animals 
C)  Money 
D)  Furniture 
E)  House

Question 20

Which of the following is an advantage of having investigation conducted by in-house security staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cheaper as a general rule, depending on number of check being done 
B)  In-house staff is better trained 
C)  In-house staff has better grasp as to objective of the investigation 
D)  In-house staff has better sources of information 
E)  None of the above

Exam 1: ASIS Certified Protection Professional