Quiz: Safety and Concepts that Surround it
• Due Mar 25 at 11:59pm
• Points 25
• Questions 25
• Time Limit 90 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
• Covers the Learn material from your textbook in Module 1: Week 1.
• Contains 25 multiple-choice, multiple-choice, and true/false questions.
• Is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Allows 1 attempt.
• Is worth 25 points.
You may refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1.
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Question 1
1 / 1 pts
What crash occurred on
June 1, 2009?
Air France (AF) 447
TransAsia GE235
Malaysia Flight 370
Colgan Air flight 3407
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Air turbulence is divided
into three levels (in
order):
less, more, and much more
light, moderate, and severe
severe, moderate, and light
None of the above
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
The electronic signals
from AF447 suggested
that there was a
discrepancy between
the aircraft’s measured
airspeeds which tell the
crew how fast the
aircraft is traveling
through the air.
True
False
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
What are the Four Eras
of Commercial Aviation
Safety in order from the
1950’s to the future?
Total Systems, Human Factors,
Organizational, Technical
Technical, Human Factors, Total
Systems, Organizational
Human Factors, Total Systems,
Organizational, Technical
Technical, Human Factors,
Organizational, Total Systems
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
In the latter half of the
20th century what did
CRM stand for to
promote best practices
for NASA test pilots and
space mission crew?
Crew Resource Management
Cockpit Resource Management
Cabin Resource Management
Customer Relationship
Management
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
Air travel was seen in
the early days as a
_____ but glamorous
activity for the rich and
adventurous.
safe
dangerous
risky
deadly
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
Cockpit Resource
Management (CRM)
was developed during
which of the Four Eras
of Commercial Aviation
Safety?
Technical Era
Human Factors Era
Organizational Era
Total Systems Era
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Which of the Four Eras
of Commercial Aviation
Safety looked at
accident prevention as
the cumulative effect of
interaction of
components
throughout their life
cycles?
Technical Era
Human Factors Era
Organizational Era
Total Systems Era
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Which of the Four Eras
of Commercial Aviation
Safety looked at safety
researchers starting to
focus attention on the
role of organizations
themselves in accident
prevention?
Technical Era
Human Factors Era
Organizational Era
Total Systems Era
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
Commercial aviation
holds significant
political currency in
national and
international fields.
True
False
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
The COVID-19
pandemic resulted in an
unprecedented decline
in the world’s
commercial aviation
activities, which despite
extensive vaccination
programs declined by
over __% for 2021.
40
60
70
90
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
The skill sets involved
in flying, maintaining,
and controlling aircraft
are highly tuned and
require _______
assessment and
practice.
routine
regular
weekly
annually
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
The psychological
impact of COVID-19
across all aviation
occupations has NOT
been massive.
True
False
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
Accidents in
commercial aviation
are ______.
common
unusual
rare
erratic
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
“If one took no chances,
one would not fly at all.
Safety lies in the
judgment of the
chances one takes.”
Who said this?
James Reason
Collins Dictionary
Charles Lindbergh
Stephen Cusick
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
Anything that has the
potential of causing
“loss or injury” is
referred to as a hazard,
but the terms risk and
hazard are so often
used interchangeably it
can cause confusion.
True
False
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
Risk is frequently
described as a
combination of severity
and probability or,
sometimes, impact and
likelihood.
True
False
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
This approach is the
more idealist absence
of accidents view; the
approach does not
tolerate any
compromise to safety—
it is absolute in
promoting the intrinsic
value of human life.
Pure Safety
Absolute Zero
Total Zero
Target Zero
Question 19
1 / 1 pts
Who defines safety as
the state in which harm
to persons or of
property damage is
reduced to, and
maintained at or below,
an acceptable level
through a continuing
process of hazard
identification and risk
management.
FAA
USA
ICAO
BAE
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
When accident reports
were released, people
would read, reflect, and
relate to their own
experience. Many
unfortunate individuals
paid the ultimate price
which enabled the rest
of the aviation
community to learn and
attempt to prevent
recurrence. What type
of safety is this
Reactive Safety
Proactive Safety
Predictive Safety
None of the Above
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
This type of safety
means enacting what
we do know and have
learned and engaging
safety stakeholders,
promoting safety, and
spreading the word.
What type of safety is
this considered?
Reactive Safety
Proactive Safety
Predictive Safety
None of the Above
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
This type of safety
means is not just an
idealist’s wish list but
an essential unpinning
of future aircraft
development. What
type of safety is this
considered?
Reactive Safety
Proactive Safety
Predictive Safety
None of the Above
Question 23
1 / 1 pts
The program is
designed to detect early
indicators of potential
safety problems and
recommend
improvement measures
where appropriate.
FOQA
LOSA
GSIP
KAIRS
Question 24
1 / 1 pts
In trying to define what
is an acceptable level
of safety for
commercial aviation we
almost immediately hit
a barrage of social,
economic, ethical,
regulatory, and legal
challenges.
True
False
Question 25
1 / 1 pts
An acceptable level of safety
(sometimes referred to as ALOS)
represents that safety is a static
process.
True
False
