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LESSON 3

PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

1. The normal cadence for movement into and assembly from all crowd control formation is A. route step. B. quick time. C. double time. D. any of the above.

2. After breaking up a large crowd with crowd control formations A. the control force should stand in place. B. the control force is normally relieved of duty. C. as many arrests as possible should be made. D. small groups of rioters may form.

3. A formation used in order to apprehend a person surrounded by a crowd is the A. line. B. echelon left. C. diamond. D. wedge.

4. Vehicles should always be used A. with foot troops. B. as a last resort. C. in mass. D. in pairs.

5. The following formation is called a A. squad line. B. squad wedge. C. squad echelon. D. squad in support.

6. The safe port position is A. extremely useful for a show of force. B. not useful because it cannot be seen at the rear of the crowd. C. used only to move away from crowd formations. D. easy to maintain over extended periods of time.

7. The best formation to hold back a threatening crowd is the A. echelon. B. diamond. C. wedge. D. line.

8. When getting ready to use crowd control formations, it is best to A. assemble in full view of the crowd, but at a safe distance. B. form the desired formation and double time toward the crowd. C. march in column formation to a safe distance from the crowd. D. use crowd control agents prior to assembly.

9. The command used to form a squad into a line formation is A. EXTEND TO THIS RIGHT, MOVE. B. FALL IN ON LINE, MOVE. C. SQUAD ON LINE, MOVE. D. SQUAD AS SKIRMISHERS, MOVE.

10. When giving a command to form a crowd control formation from the column, the platoon leader's position is normally A. at the front of the column. B. to the right of the column. C. to the left of the column. D. at the rear of the column.

11. The hand signal for a wedge is               a.               b.                    c.                      d. A. B. C. D.

12. A platoon leader has given the preparation command to form a platoon line. The squad leaders will command A. FOLLOW ME. B. FALL IN. C. STAND FAST. D. MOVE.

13. To turn a crowd in a desired direction while in an open area, the best formation to use would be A. line. B. echelon. C. wedge. D. diamond.