CHAPTER COMPREHENSIVE TEST
1. Sea power is a nation’s ability to protect which
of the following interests?
1. Political
2. Economic
3. Military
4. All of the above
2. What are the principle parts of sea power?
1. Naval power, ocean science, ocean
industry, and ocean commerce
2. Ocean science, ocean industry, ocean
commerce, and ASW warfare
3. Ocean industry, ocean commerce, ocean
science, and nuclear propulsion aircraft
carriers
4. Naval power, ocean industry, ocean
commerce, and ballistic missiles
3. In peacetime, what does sea power
encompass?
1. Clash of fleets
2. Commercial rivalries
3. Diplomatic maneuvering
4. Both 2 and 3 above
4. What person coined the phrase “sea power”?
1. Secretary Alexander Hamilton
2. John Paul Jones
3. Admiral David Farragut
4. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
5. Which of the following is a requirement for a
nation to have sea power?
1. Serviceable coastlines
2. Favorable climate
3. Abundant natural resources
4. Each of the above
6. Immediately after the Civil War, the primary
role of the U.S. Navy was to defend the coast
and as a commerce raider.
1. True
2. False
7. During World War II, fewer battles were
fought between ships within sight of each
other for which of the following reasons?
1. There were fewer ships in sea battles
2. Submarines were usually used to fight
battles
3. The effects of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and
radar began to emerge
4. The convoy system kept enemy ships away
from allied battle groups
8. Today, sea power involves which of the
following industries?
1. Marine science
2. Maritime industry
3. Both 1 and 2 above
9. The seas are our lifeline for survival. Which of
the following factors make this a true
statement?
1. A barrier between nations
2. A broad highway for ships
3. A source for food, minerals, and metals
4. All of the above
10. An economic advantage for a nation is to
produce goods and services and to exchange
them with other nations. Those that have failed
in commerce have also failed as world powers.
1. True
2. False
11. What is the determining factor in the United
States that changed our point of view about
raw materials?
1. Population growth and advanced
technology
2. Interrelationships between countries
3. Growing isolationist policy
4. Increased loss of farmland
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