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LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE

Note: The following exercises are study aids. Print this sheet and write your answer in the space provided below each question. When you have finished answering all the questions for this lesson, compare your answers with those given by following the link at the bottom of this page. Review the lesson as necessary.
1. The five characteristics of the defense are: ________________,_____________, speed, __________, and audacity. .

 
2. Shock, initiative, and exploitation are parts of which of the characteristics of the defense?

A. Surprise.
B. Concentration.
C. Speed.
D. Flexibility.

   
3. The five types of offensive operations are: movement to contact, _____ ______, __________, ______, exploitation, and _______.

   
4. The five forms of maneuver are: _____________, _____________, envelopment, _______, _______, and _______ _______.

 
   
   
5. The four phases of offensive operations are: ______________,______, ____________, and Upursuit.

   
6. The main attack secures a key _______ ____________ or position or destroys an _______ _______.

 
   
7. Select the appropriate mission for the unit conducting a supporting attack.

A. Allocating additional combat platoons.
B. Attaching or placing CS elements in direct support.
C. Providing a priority for CSS.
D. Fixing the enemy in position.

8. Arrange the following actions in the sequence in which they should be performed in an attack. (Use 1 through 6, from first to last.)

A. _____ Deployment.
B. _____ Movement to line of departure.
C. _____ Consolidation/reorganization.
D. _____ Reconnaissance.
E. _____ Maneuver.
F. _____ Attack.

9. Select the correct statement from the following.

A. A supporting attack should be from the same general direction at the main attack.
B. A battalion/ task force conducts only one main attack at a time.
C. "Main attack" and "main effort" mean the same thing.
D. Exploitation operations are usually assigned to the unit conducting the supporting attack.

 

10. The objective of the pursuit phase of an operation is

A. to take as much terrain as possible, before culmination.
B. to push as far into the enemy rear as possible.
C. the destruction of enemy lines of communication.
D. the total destruction of the enemy force.
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