LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct
answer for each item. When you complete the exercise, check your answer with the answer key that
follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the
portion involved.
1.
The tenet of ALB that means setting or changing the terms of battle by action is:
A.
Synchronization.
B.
C.
Depth.
D.
Agility.
2.
The commander of a 155mm self-propelled field artillery battery has received orders to sweep
around an opposing force's fortified positions and obtain the necessary space to maneuver prior
to a fire mission. This best illustrates which tenet of ALB?
A.
Synchronization.
B.
C.
Depth.
D.
Agility.
3.
_______ comprise activities behind elements in contact and are designed to assure freedom of
maneuver and continuity of operations, including continuity of sustainment and command and
control.
A.
Deep operations.
B.
Close operations.
C.
D.
Rear/deep operations.
4.
______ comprise activities directed against enemy forces not in contact designed to influence the
conditions in which future close operations will be conducted.
A.
Close operations.
B.
Deep operations.
C.
D.
Covert operations.
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