NAME:_________________________________________

YEAR/SECTION:__________________________________

QUIZ#2
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

I. INSTRUCTION: Write the letter of your choice to the answer sheet provided. Write your
answer in CAPITAL LETTER.

1. What is an appropriate strategy for responding to an individual experiencing acute distress?

a. Have the individual list everything that they lost in the disaster.
b. Have the individual receive disaster preparedness training.
c. Have the individual state their most urgent needs.
d. Have the individual think about what they will need in the future.

2. Which is an individual health consequence during an extreme high temperature condition?

a. Adequate hydration.
b. Heat exhaustion.
c. Hyperactivity.
d. Uncontrollable chills.

3. What is an example of a natural threat?

a. Aircraft incident.
b. Animal disease outbreak.
c. Hazardous material release.
d. Workplace violence.

4. Which disaster planning target group includes the homeless and individuals with limited English-
language proficiency?
a. Immediate treatment area patients.
b. Low-socioeconomic populations.
c. Under-represented populations.
d. Vulnerable populations.

5. Disaster recovery efforts include:

a. conducting a hazard vulnerability analysis.
b. reconnecting displaced populations with essential health and social services.
c. strategies for reducing the impact of disasters.
d. training responders to strengthen capabilities.

6. A Continuity of Operations Plan requires:

a. that ancillary departments remain open for business.
b. the avoidance of facility evacuation.
c. the continuation of mission essential functions.
d. the reduction in the standards of care.
7. Which is the guiding document used to coordinate response and recovery actions?
a. Community Comprehensive Plan.
b. Emergency Operations Plan.
c. Risk Management Plan.
d. Standard Operating Procedures.

8. Which activity must be completed before on-scene triage?

a. A Joint Information Center (JIC) has been established.
b. Incident Commander must be in place.
c. Privacy is assured.
d. Scene safety has been assured.

9. What phase of emergency management includes exercises and drills?

a. Mitigation.
b. Preparedness.
c. Recovery.
d. Response.

10. Disaster Management includes:

a. Mitigation
b. Reconstruction
c. Rehabilitation
d. All of the above

11. Effective hazard management largely rely on

a. Govt. agencies
b. Emergency responses
c. Pre-disaster planning
d. Volcanoes

12. Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle
a. Mitigation
b. Preparedness
c. Response
d. Recovery

13. Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of disaster?
A) Men, boys, old people
B) Men, women, boys
C) Women, children, old people
D) None of the above

14. Intensity of an earthquake is measured by

A) Modified Mercalli scale
B) Richter scale
C) Seismograph
D) None of the above
15. The cycle of disaster consists of the following components
A. Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
B. Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, recovery
C. Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response and Recovery
D. None of the above

II. Identify the intensity number on the following events below.

Select from Intensity I - XII

_____1. People have difficulty standing.

_____2. Railroad tracks are badly bent.
_____3. Sleeping people are awakened.
_____4. People do not feel any shaking on Earth surface.
_____5. Trees and bushes shake.
_____6. Hanging objects swing.
_____7. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
_____8. Tree branches break.
_____9. Some bridges are destroyed.
_____10. Some underground pipes are broken.

III. Enumeration.

1–4 Stages of Disaster Management Cycle

5 – 10 Phases of Disaster Medical Response
11 – 12 Benefits and drawbacks of Disaster response
13 – 15 Mobilization and Restoration of Essential services
ANSWER KEY:

I. 1. C
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. A

II. 1. VII
2. XI
3. V
4. I
5. VI
6. IV
7. III
8. VIII
9. X
10. IX

III.