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[Richard]

Which of the following is NOT a function of derivative classification?
A. Creating new classified materials from properly marked, existing classified source materials and marking them accordigly.
B. Extracting, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in a new form, information that is already classified.
C. Carrying forward the correct classification level for classified information used to generate new materials or documents.
D: Making an initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.

Which of the following are authorized sources for derivative classification?
A: A properly marked source dicument
B. DODM 5100.76
C. You level of expertise with the document
D: SCG
E. NISPOM
F. The FSO or SM

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Derivative classification is:
A. Duplicating or reproducing existing classified documents or material.
B. Only performed by appointed personnel.
C: The process of using existing classified information to create new documents or material and marking the new material consistent with the classification markings that apply to the source information.
D. The initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.

Why must derivative classifiers use authorized sources of classification guidance only?
A. Other sources cannot be trusted.
B. General rules about classification are often wrong.
C: To ensure original classification of information is maintained.
D. There are no other sources.

Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must:
A: Have access to classification guidance
B. Question classifications assigned by the OCA and correct them immediately to protect national security
C: Analyze and evaluate information to identify elements that require classification
D. Develop a clear, unambiguous method of marking classified information

All of the following are steps in derivative classification except:
A. Carrying forward that determination into new material.
B: Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security.
C. Marking the information to show its classified status.
D. Determining wether information has been classified properly.

All of the following are steps in derivative classification EXCEPT:
A. Analyze material to be classified.
B. Seek additional guidance to resolve uncertainty.
C: Make recommendations for others to mark the new document.
D. Use authorized sources for guidance.

A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is:
A: A collection of precise, comprehensive guidance about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system elements of information to be classified.
B. A document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for the DOD Information Security Program.
C. An existing classified document, from which information is extracted, paraphrased, restated, and/or generated in a new form for inclusion in another document.
D. A document that defines how to mark a classified document.

If the authorized sources do not provide sufficient guidance, you should FIRST:
A. Rely on your memory
B: Ask your Security Manager or Facility Security Officer (FSO)
C. Ask the OCA
D. Ask your Quality Assurance Manager

Information taken from an existing classified source and generated into another form or medium, such as a video, DVD, or CD is an example of _______
A. Extracting
B. Paraphrasing
C: Generating
D. Downloading

Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "revealed by" includes which of the following?
A: Classified information comes from an authorized source into a new document.
B: reader can deduce the classified information by performing additional interpretation or analysis.
C: No additional interpretation or analysis is needed to determine the classification of the information.
D: Classified information is not clearly or explicitly stated in the source document.

The source document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
The new document states:
(S) The process takes three hours to complete.
Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document?
A: Contained in
B. Extension
C. Classification by Compilation
D. Revealed by

The source document states:
(S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
(U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise
(U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and James
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
(U) Which unit will participate in the exercise
(S) Exercise dates
(U) Participating members of the unit
The new document states:
(S) Barkley and James cannot attend training during the exercise. They must attend before 4 May or after 25 May.
Identify the concept used to determine the derivative classification of the new document.
A. Contained in
B. Directed by
C: Revealed by
D. Classification by compilation

Is it possible for classification to be raised if your new material combines pieces of information that are not individually classified? If so, what concept is used to derivatively classify the statement in the new document?
A. Directed by
B. Contained in
C: Classification by Compilation
D. Revealed by

Besides protecting national security, information may be classified if it:
A: Pertains to military plans, weapon systems or operations
B. Seems like it should be classified
C. Prevents dissemination to other organizations
D. Prevents embarrassment

Information may be classified if it is owned by the U.S. Government, its unauthorized disclosure could embarrass the Government but not harm national security, and it concerns failed scientific research.
A. True
B: False

To promote information sharing, certain guidelines must be followed in DOD Manual 5200.01, Volumes 1 and 3, when classifying and marking information.
A. True
B: False

You may be subject to criminal sanctions, such as incarceration, if you engage in the unauthorized disclosure of information.
A: True
B. False

If you are a military personnel and you knowingly leaked classified information to an unauthorized user, what sanctions might be imposed on you?
A: Incarceration.
B: Loss of pay.
C: Dishonorable discharge.
D. None, since you thought the user had the proper need-to-know and security eligibility to receive the information.

Which of the following are Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) sanctions?
A. Dishonorable discharge
B. Incarceration
C. Loss of rank
D: All of the above

You formally challenge the classification of information and the classifying agency provides a partial response. What is your recourse if the classifying agency does not provide a full response within 120 days?
A. Re-classify the information at the level you believe is correct and communicate the new classification via a revised Security Classification Guide (SCG).
B: Have the right to forward the challenge to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP).
C. Drop the challenge.
D. Contact another OCA until you get the answer you desire.

The source document states:
(S) The exercise will begin on 4 May and end on 25 May
(U) Elements of this unit will participate in the exercise
(U) Unit members participating will be Barkley and James
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
(U) The unit will participate in the exercise
(S) The exercise dates
(U) Participating members of the unit
The new document states:
The exercise will begin 4 May and end on 25 May.
What is the classification of the new document?
A. Confidential
B. Top Secret
C. Unclassified
D: Secret

The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for derivative classification for DoD personnel is:
A. Executive Order 12968, Acces to Classified Information
B. Dod 5200.1-M, Information Management Manual
C. Dod 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM)
D: DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1-4, DoD Information Securitu Program

Who bears principal responsibility for derivative classification accuracy in new products?
A. Supervisors of derivative classifiers
B. Original classifiers
C: Derivative classifiers
D. Quality assurance managers

When derivatively classifying a document one must carefully analyze the material they classify.
A: True
B. False

Which is the primary source for derivative classification?
A. Properly marked source document
B. Classified working paper
C. An organizational Standing Operating Procedure (SOP)
D: Security Classification Guide (SCG)

Each of these ways of incorporating classified source material into new material except:
A. Extracting
B: Planning
C. Generating
D. Paraphrasing/Restating

All of the following are concepts you can use to determine the classification level of the material you create EXCEPT:
A. Classification by Compilation
B. Revealed by
C: Directed by
D. Contained in

When derivative classifiers incorporate classified information from existing content into a new document, and no additional interpretation or analysis is needed to deduce the classification of that information, that is an example of the concept of _______
A: Contained in
B. Directed by
C. Revealed by
D. Classification by Compilation

Which of the following statements apply to the classification concept of "Revealed by"?
A: Needs additional interpretation or analysis to deduce the classification.
B. Applies when information is extracted word-for-word, paraphrased, or restated.
C. Applies when information is contained in Security Classification Guides (SCGs).
D. Explains the basis for classification on the face of the document or text.

The concept that involves combining or associating individual elements of unclassified information to reveal an additional association or relationship that warrants protection is called ________
A. Contained in
B: Classification by Compilation
C. Revealed by
D. Directed by

In order to classify information, the information must concern at least one of the _____ categories specified in Executive Order 13526.
A. 3
B. 10
C: 8
D. 5

Cleared contractor employees are subject to sanctions for violating any policies in the:
A. DODM 5200.01, DOD Information Security Program
B. DODM 5105.21, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Administrative Security Manual
C: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)
D. DODM 5200.02, Procedures for the DOD Personnel Security Program


Which of the following are criminal sanctions?
A. Loss of Federal retirement benefits
B. Fines
C. Incarceration
D: All of the above

The properly marked source document states:
(C) The training exercise will last three days
(S) The training exercise will begin 21 April
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
(C) The length of the training exercise
(S) The dates of the training exercise
The new document states:
(  ) The training exercise lasts three days, ending on 24 April.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document?
A. Unclassified
B: Secret
C. Confidential
D. Top Secret


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The process of determining wether informationm has already been originally classified, and if it has, ensuring that it continues to be identified as classified by markings or similar means when included in newly created materials is called:
A. Management classification
B. Original classification
C. Responsible classification
D: Derivative classification


Each of these ways of incorporating classified source material into new material except:
A. Extracting
B: Planning
C. Generating
D. Paraphrasing/Restating

Who is responsible for providing contractors proper classification guidance during the performance for a contract?
A. Security Manager
B. Facility Security Officer (FSO)
C: Goverment Contracting Activity (GCA)

All cleared DoD civilian, military, and contractor personnel who generate or create classified material from authorized classified sources are derivative classifieers.
A: True
B. False

If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting guidance from authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance.
A: True
B. False

One of the most important responsibilities derivative classifiers have is to analyze and correct the original classification authority's decisions.
A. True
B: False

Information taken directly from an existing classified source and stated verbatim in a new or different document is an example of *.
A. Restating
B: Extracting
C. Generating
D. Paraphrasing

When using the derivative classification concept of compilation, you must place a clearly worded explanation of the basis for classification by complilation in the face of the document or include it in the text.
A: True
B. False

[] What concept is used to derivatively classify the new document?
A: Revealed by
B. Classification by Compilation
C. Contained in
D. Directives

You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following except:
A. Improperly classifying or continuing classification of information
B: Submitting a formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified
C. Creating or continuting a Special Access Program (SAP) against DoD policy
D. Unauthorized disclosure of classified information

All of the following are responsibilities of derivative classifiers except:
A. Derivative classifiers must possess expertise in the subject matter on which thay are creating documentation, as well as classified management and marking techniques.
B: Derivative classifiers must have original classification authority.
C. Derivative classifiers must understand derivative classification policies and procedures.
D. Derivative classifiers must have ready access to classification guidance.

Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification?
A. Subject matter expert's (SME) opinion
B. Working paper
C. a and b
D. a only
E: None of the above

"Contained in" applies when a properly marked souce document contains classified information that has been extracted word-for-word and placed into the new document.
A: True
B. False

Because of the importace of classification, but also its inherent limitaions and costs, it is crucial that derivative classifiers follow appropriate procedures and observe all requirements.
A: True
B. False

All of the following are ways to promote the sharing of information within the Federal government, across the state, local, and tribal governments and with coalition partners, law enforcement, and the general public except:
A: Use dissemination control markings
B. Avoid over-classification
C. Avoid unnecessary classification

To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the following criteria except:
A. The unauthorized disclosure of the information must be reasonably expected to cause damage, serious damage, or exceptionally grave damage to national security.
B. The information must concern at least one fo the eight categories specified in Section 1.4 of Executive Order 13526.
C. The information must be owned by, produced by or for, or under the control of the U.S. government.
D: The unauthorized disclosure of the information couse cause embarrassment to the U.S. Governemnt.

Only people with authority to make original classification decisions may derivativelt classify documents.
A. True
B: Flase

DoD and contractor personnel must receive initial training in the proper application of derivative classification principles prior to derivatively classifying any materials and they must receive refresher training at least once every * years or their derivative classification authority is suspended.
A. Three
B: Two
C. Five

Select the true statement concerning derivative classification.
A. Only appointed individuals may perform derivative classification.
B. Consulting your Facility Security Officer or security manager is the first step in the derivative classification process.
C. Photocopying a Secret document and marking the photocopy Secret is derivative classification.
D: Derivative classifiers are responsible for analyzing and evaluating information to identify elements that require classification.

Which of the following statements apply to the classification concept of classification by compilation?
A: Applies when two pieces of information cause for classification or increase in classification.
B. Applies when information is extracted word-for-word, paraphrased, or restarted.
C. Additional interpretation or analysis is needed to deduce the classification.
D. Applies when information is contained in Security Classification Guides (SCGs).

If you suspect information has been improperly or unnecessarily classified, what should you do first?
A. Initiate a formal challenge.
B: Discuss you concerns with you security manager or supervisor.
C. Contact the original classification authority.

Which of the following is a valid reason to classify information?
A: To protect national security
B. To restrain competition
C. To prevent embarrassment
D. To conceal violations of law, inefficiencies, or errors
E. To protect scientific research not related to national security.

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***A Security Classification Guide (SCG) is:
A. A document that defines how to mark a classified document.
B. A document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for the DoD Information Security Program.
C. An existing classified document, from which information is extracted, paraphrased, restarted, and/or generated in a new form for inclusion in another document.
D: A collection if precise, comprehensive guidance about specific program, system, operation, or weapon system elements of information to be classified.

All of the following are authorized sources for derivative classification except:
A. A Security Classification Guide (SCG)
B: Unconfirmed source
C. DD Form 254, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification
D. An existing properly marked source document

[] What derivative classification concept is used to classify this document?
A: Classification by Compilation
B. Revealed by
C. Contained in
D. Directives