ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
United States Army - Quiz
Contributed by: Simpson
  • 1. How many active divisions does the U.S. Army currently have?
A) 14
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
  • 2. Which active duty division does not have permanently assigned brigade combat teams?
A) 25th Infantry Division
B) 11th Airborne Division
C) 1st Infantry Division
D) 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3. Where is the 2nd Infantry Division based?
A) Germany
B) South Korea
C) Japan
D) Alaska
  • 4. Who was the Army Chief of Staff that projected the 2018 strength reductions?
A) George Marshall
B) Raymond Odierno
C) Mary K. Izaguirre
D) Donald Trump
  • 5. Which division was formed by the reorganization of United States Army Alaska?
A) 11th Airborne Division
B) 10th Mountain Division
C) 25th Infantry Division
D) 2nd Infantry Division
  • 6. How many Armored brigade combat teams are in the active component following recent transitions?
A) 6
B) 14
C) 8
D) 11
  • 7. Which branch provides virtually all psychological operations and civil affairs units?
A) Medical Department
B) Army Reserve
C) Active Duty
D) National Guard
  • 8. Who is the incumbent Surgeon General of the United States Army?
A) Dwight Eisenhower
B) George Washington
C) Raymond Odierno
D) Mary K. Izaguirre
  • 9. How many medical-focused specialty branches are within AMEDD?
A) 10
B) 4
C) 8
D) 6
  • 10. What is the former name of the United States Army Medical Department?
A) Army Medical Service
B) Army Health Corps
C) Surgeon General Office
D) Military Medical Command
  • 11. Which rank does the Surgeon General of the United States Army hold?
A) Major general
B) Lieutenant general
C) Colonel
D) Brigadier general
  • 12. How many Infantry brigade combat teams are in the active component following recent transitions?
A) 14
B) 11
C) 12
D) 6
  • 13. Which branch is NOT one of the six AMEDD specialty corps?
A) Nurse Corps
B) Veterinary Corps
C) Infantry Corps
D) Dental Corps
  • 14. How many Army civilians were killed in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001?
A) 53
B) 22
C) 125
D) 47
  • 15. In what year did the U.S. Army lead the invasion of Iraq?
A) 2001
B) 2013
C) 2009
D) 2003
  • 16. Approximately how many insurgents were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2011?
A) 23,813
B) 4,000
C) 12,000
D) 450,000
  • 17. What was the name of the Army's chief modernization plan until 2009?
A) Brigade Modernization Command
B) Joint Modernization Command
C) Future Combat Systems
D) Active-Army end-strength program
  • 18. What did the Brigade Modernization Command become in 2017?
A) Active-Army Command
B) Modernization Headquarters
C) Joint Modernization Command
D) Future Combat Systems
  • 19. To what level were the Army's end-strengths projected to fall by the end of fiscal year 2017?
A) 1940
B) 23,813
C) 450,000
D) 4,000
  • 20. Which helicopters did the Army retire between 2016 and 2017?
A) Apache gunships
B) OH-58 Kiowa Warrior
C) Black Hawk helicopters
D) Chinook helicopters
  • 21. What missile had its first combat use against Iran in 2026?
A) Hellfire
B) Precision Strike Missile
C) Patriot
D) ATACMS
  • 22. Which unit was speculated to assist in the April 2026 pilot rescue operation in Iran?
A) 10th Mountain Division
B) The Pentagon guard
C) Joint Modernization Command
D) 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
  • 23. Which two corps were reactivated under the Seventh United States Army in 1950?
A) V and VII
B) III and IV
C) IX and X
D) I and II
  • 24. In which month and year did the Korean War begin?
A) January 1950
B) July 1953
C) May 1945
D) June 1950
  • 25. What event allowed the UN Security Council to authorize military action in Korea?
A) The collapse of the North Korean government
B) A formal declaration of war by the UN
C) The Soviets walked out of a meeting
D) The surrender of the Chinese military
  • 26. When was the Korean Armistice Agreement signed?
A) June 1950
B) December 1967
C) May 1968
D) July 1953
  • 27. Why is the Vietnam War often regarded as a low point for the U.S. Army?
A) Loss of the traditional battlefield
B) Insufficient weapon technology
C) Lack of intelligence and training
D) Use of drafted personnel and unpopularity
  • 28. What incident in 1965 led to the large-scale deployment of U.S. forces to Vietnam?
A) The fall of Saigon
B) The invasion of West Germany
C) Gulf of Tonkin Incident
D) The Korean Armistice
  • 29. What type of tactics did the Viet Cong and NVA use that troubled U.S. forces?
A) Naval blockades
B) Aerial bombardment
C) Full-scale armored warfare
D) Guerrilla hit and run tactics
  • 30. Who was the Secretary of Defense that restructured the Army National Guard in 1967?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Robert McNamara
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 31. How many combat divisions remained in the Army National Guard after the 1967 cuts?
A) Fifteen
B) Seven
C) Eighteen
D) Eight
  • 32. How many brigades were in the Army National Guard after the 1967 restructuring?
A) 15
B) 7
C) 5
D) 18
  • 33. What primary reason convinced state governors to accept the Army National Guard reorganization?
A) No reduction in total strength
B) Increased federal funding
C) Promises of shorter deployments
D) New mechanized weaponry
  • 34. Between which dates did the states reorganize their National Guard forces under the 1967 plan?
A) 1 June 1950 and 1 July 1953
B) 1 July 1960 and 1 July 1970
C) 1 December 1967 and 1 May 1968
D) 1 January 1965 and 1 December 1965
  • 35. What was the main purpose of U.S. troops in countries like Belgium and the Netherlands until the 1990s?
A) Assisting in the Gulf of Tonkin
B) Anticipation of a possible Soviet attack
C) Stabilizing the Vietnam War
D) Managing the Korean Armistice
  • 36. What was the U.S. Army's mission following the Civil War?
A) Training new naval recruits
B) Patrolling the borders of Canada
C) Invading foreign nations in Europe
D) Containing western Native American tribes on reservations
  • 37. Which military branch fought the key battles of the Spanish–American War of 1898?
A) The Air Force
B) The Marines
C) The Army
D) The Navy
  • 38. When did the U.S. Army begin acquiring fixed-wing aircraft?
A) 1916
B) 1898
C) 1910
D) 1941
  • 39. Which rebel leader attacked Columbus, New Mexico in 1916?
A) Antonio López de Santa Anna
B) George C. Marshall
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Pancho Villa
  • 40. When did the U.S. intervention in Mexico following the attack on Columbus end?
A) November 1918
B) December 1941
C) September 1939
D) 7 February 1917
  • 41. In what capacity did the U.S. join World War I in 1917?
A) As an Associated Power
B) As an independent nation without allies
C) As the leader of the Axis powers
D) As a neutral observer
  • 42. Who became Army chief of staff in September 1939?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Pancho Villa
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) George C. Marshall
  • 43. How many amphibious landings did the Army conduct in the Pacific during World War II?
A) 86
B) 12
C) 71
D) 89
  • 44. When did the Army Air Forces separate to become the United States Air Force?
A) August 1945
B) June 1944
C) January 1948
D) September 1947
  • 45. What order desegregated the U.S. Army in 1948?
A) The Reconstruction Act
B) The Pearl Harbor Decree
C) Executive Order 9981
D) The Armistice of 1918
  • 46. Which nation's army was larger than the U.S. Army in 1939?
A) Japan
B) Germany
C) Portugal
D) Spain
  • 47. In which region did U.S. Army forces make up the vast majority of ground forces during the Pacific War?
A) French North Africa
B) The Pacific Islands
C) The Mexican border
D) The Western Front
  • 48. How long has the peace between the U.S. and Great Britain lasted following the War of 1812?
A) Over two centuries
B) Seventy-five years
C) Fifty years
D) One century
  • 49. How long did the conflict between the U.S. and the Seminoles last?
A) Over 20 years
B) Over 100 years
C) Over 50 years
D) 10 years
  • 50. What was the primary cause of death in the Civil War according to the text?
A) Starvation
B) Disease
C) Exposure
D) Combat
  • 51. Who led the Union forces beginning in 1864?
A) Ulysses Grant
B) Robert E. Lee
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) William T. Sherman
  • 52. What strategy was used by the Union to help strangle the Confederacy?
A) Seizing winter food supplies
B) Forming alliances with enemies
C) Negotiating with European powers
D) Blockading ports
  • 53. Which city did General William T. Sherman capture during his march?
A) New Orleans
B) Vicksburg
C) Richmond
D) Atlanta
  • 54. Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender his army?
A) Richmond
B) Appomattox Court House
C) Atlanta
D) Vicksburg
  • 55. Which state was ceded to the U.S. after the Mexican-American War?
A) Georgia
B) California
C) Louisiana
D) Florida
  • 56. What body of water did General Ulysses Grant seize during the Vicksburg Campaign?
A) Rio Grande
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Tennessee River
D) Mississippi River
  • 57. Who helped teach Prussian Army tactics and organizational skills to the Continental Army?
A) Nathanael Greene
B) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
C) General St. Clair
D) George Washington
  • 58. Which nation provided aid and military thinking to the Continental Army?
A) Prussia
B) Netherlands
C) Spain
D) France
  • 59. Which general used a strategy of hitting where the British were weakest in the South?
A) Nathanael Greene
B) George Washington
C) General St. Clair
D) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
  • 60. In what year did the Continental Army achieve a decisive victory at Yorktown?
A) 1781
B) 1777
C) 1776
D) 1780
  • 61. What happened to the Continental Army soldiers after the war?
A) They were sent to the Western Frontier
B) They were immediately drafted into militias
C) They were given pensions
D) They were given land certificates
  • 62. Where was the single battery of artillery stationed after the war?
A) Philadelphia
B) West Point
C) Trenton
D) Yorktown
  • 63. How many soldiers were killed at the Battle of the Wabash?
A) More than 1,000
B) More than 200
C) More than 500
D) More than 800
  • 64. In what year was the Legion of the United States renamed the United States Army?
A) 1789
B) 1791
C) 1796
D) 1799
  • 65. During which conflict did Congress establish a 'Provisional Army'?
A) The War of 1812
B) The Revolutionary War
C) The war against Native Americans
D) The Quasi-War with France
  • 66. Which body created the Continental Army?
A) State militias
B) The British Parliament
C) Second Continental Congress
D) United States Congress
  • 67. In what year was the United States Army founded?
A) 1775
B) 1776
C) 1784
D) 1812
  • 68. Which combat vehicle is operated by the U.S. Army?
A) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
B) F-22 Raptor
C) Virginia-class submarine
D) M1 Abrams
  • 69. What is the Army's reorganization plan due date?
A) 2028
B) 2025
C) 2024
D) 2030
  • 70. Which of these is a major branch of the U.S. Army?
A) Submarine Warfare
B) Coastal Defense
C) Armor
D) Space Operations
  • 71. What is the name of the helicopter used by the U.S. Army?
A) CH-47 Chinook
B) AH-1 Cobra
C) UH-60 Black Hawk
D) AH-64 Apache
  • 72. What is the name of the joint military training exercise held between the United States and Egypt?
A) Operation Just Cause
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Urgent Fury
D) Exercise Bright Star
  • 73. What act in 1986 created unified combatant commands?
A) Desert Storm Act
B) Goldwater–Nichols Act
C) Reorganization Act of 1980
D) Total Force Policy Act
  • 74. What was the code name for the 1983 invasion of Grenada?
A) Operation Desert Storm
B) Operation Bright Star
C) Operation Just Cause
D) Operation Urgent Fury
  • 75. What was the code name for the 1989 invasion of Panama?
A) Operation Just Cause
B) Operation Urgent Fury
C) Operation Desert Storm
D) Operation Reorganization
  • 76. Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990?
A) Iraq
B) Grenada
C) Panama
D) Egypt
  • 77. What operation commenced in January 1991 to drive out Iraqi forces?
A) Operation Urgent Fury
B) Operation Bright Star
C) Operation Just Cause
D) Operation Desert Storm
  • 78. Which year did the Department of Defense issue guidance for 'rebalancing' after a review of the Total Force Policy?
A) 1990
B) 1991
C) 1986
D) 2004
  • 79. Who concluded in 2004 that rebalancing guidance would reverse the Total Force Policy?
A) The Pentagon briefers
B) The Joint Chiefs of Staff
C) General Creighton Abrams
D) USAF Air War College scholars
  • 80. In what decade was the army primarily focused on reorganization?
A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 1970s
D) 1960s
  • 81. What incentive was mentioned for reducing army end strength in 1989?
A) Increased bonuses
B) Service extension
C) Early retirement
D) Mandatory enlistment
  • 82. When was a task force formed to address Army modernization?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 1933
D) 1916
  • 83. How much funding was allocated for modernization priorities in the FY2020 budget?
A) $8 billion
B) $30 billion
C) $50 billion
D) $22 billion
  • 84. When did the task of organizing the U.S. Army begin?
A) 1933
B) 1775
C) 1941
D) 1916
  • 85. During the 19th century, what force augmented the U.S. Army during times of war?
A) Regular Army
B) United States Volunteers
C) State defense forces
D) Army Futures Command
  • 86. Who has authority over National Guardsmen when they serve as state reserve members?
A) The Secretary of Defense
B) The Governor
C) The President
D) The Army Chief of Staff
  • 87. What is the vehicle for sustainable reform of the acquisition process for the future?
A) Cross-functional teams
B) Career soldiers
C) Permanent forts
D) State militias
  • 88. How many components is the U.S. Army made up of?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five
  • 89. Under which Title of the United States Code is the Army National Guard organized?
A) Title 18
B) Title 32
C) Title 10
D) Title 50
  • 90. Where is United States Army Pacific headquartered?
A) Fort Shafter, Hawaii
B) Fort Sam Houston, Texas
C) Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
D) Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany
  • 91. What is the base unit of the U.S. Army after its transformation?
A) Brigades
B) Battalions
C) Regiments
D) Divisions
  • 92. Which of the following is a type of brigade combat team?
A) Stryker brigades
B) Maritime brigades
C) Tank brigades
D) Logistics brigades
  • 93. What is the strength of an Armored brigade as of 2014?
A) 4,413 troops
B) 5,000 troops
C) 4,743 troops
D) 4,500 troops
  • 94. How often do part-time soldiers in reserve components perform battle assemblies?
A) Once a month
B) Every day
C) Once a week
D) Twice a year
  • 95. Where is United States Army Europe and Africa headquartered?
A) Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
B) Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany
C) Fort Shafter, Hawaii
D) Fort Sam Houston, Texas
  • 96. What is the name of the Army's integrated personnel and pay system?
A) IPPS-A
B) DOPMA
C) TMTF
D) BCAP
  • 97. When did the Army Reserve and Active Army begin using IPPS-A?
A) 17 January 2023
B) December 2021
C) 17 January 2022
D) January 2020
  • 98. What does the acronym BCAP stand for?
A) Basic Command Assessment Personnel
B) Battalion Commission Assessment Program
C) Brigade Commander Assessment Personnel
D) Battalion Commander Assessment Program
  • 99. What are officers encouraged to file if there is adverse information in their record?
A) Appeals
B) Grievances
C) Resignations
D) Rebuttals
  • 100. Which of these is not listed as a path to becoming a commissioned officer?
A) Reserve Officers' Training Corps
B) United States Military Academy
C) Officer Candidate School
D) Enlisted promotion board
Created with That Quiz — the math test generation site with resources for other subject areas.