IHL Team Basic Level Volunteer Instructor Training Course Module 3 Quiz

Welcome to the IHL Team Basic Level Volunteer Instructor Training Course Module 3 Quiz! In order to be certified as a Basic Level Volunteer Instructor, you must achieve a passing grade of 90% on all 3 quizzes.

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* 1. Please enter your name

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* 2. Rules of Engagement (ROE) are:

Individual bi-lateral treaties between parties that agree on what parts of IHL to use during armed conflict

New Additional Protocols that modify IHL

Rules issued by nations for political or operational reasons that restrict the lawful powers of combatants

The armed forces' criminal code that service members must follow

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* 3. The power to delegate authority under IHL belongs to:

The nation

The individual fighter

The highest ranking general

The judiciary

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* 4. The Four Fundamental Principles of IHL are:

Independence, Neutrality, Impartiality, and Universality

Military Necessity, Distinction, Impartiality, Proportionality

Military Necessity, Distinction, Limiting Unnecessary Suffering, Proportionality

Voluntary Service, Neutrality, Independence, Universality

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* 5. The principle of distinction means combatants must:

Perform collateral damage estimates before an attack to distinguish between potential damage and actual damage

Allow for the death of civilians and the destruction of civilian objects if it is outweighed by the anticipated military advantage that will be gained

Distinguish themselves from civilians, usually through uniforms, and distinguish between civilians and combatants in attack

Distinguish between ROE and IHL rules before attacking

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* 6. The principle of military necessity allows for :

Those measures which are helpful for securing the complete submission of the enemy as soon as possible

Those measures, not forbidden by international law, which are indispensable for securing the complete submission of the enemy as soon as possible

The ability to attack only after you have been attacked first

Destruction of civilian objects if it is not unreasonable compared to the expected military advantage that will be gained from the attack

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* 7. The four ways an object becomes a military objective are:

Nature, value, timing, use

Value, location, timing, purpose

Nature, location, value, purpose

Nature, location, use, purpose

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* 8. The principle of proportionality allows parties to the armed conflict

To incur some civilian death and destruction of civilian objects so long as it is not excessive in comparison to the anticipated military advantage of an attack

To deploy weapons that cause unnecessary suffering so long as they are proportional to the amount of suffering the other side receives

To develop their own ROE to be proportionality matched to the ROE of their adversary

To deploy new weapons on the battlefield without field-testing them

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* 9. The principle of preventing unnecessary suffering requires

That nations not employ weapons, projectiles, materials, and methods of warfare that are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering

Before authorizing a new weapon to be used, nations must conduct a review to study the effects of the weapon and its intended use

Neither of the above

Both of the above

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* 10. The Red Cross, Red Crescent, and Red Crystal provide protection for:

Red Cross/Red Crescent Volunteers in zones of armed conflict

Military medical personnel and their equipment

Civilian medical personnel and their equipment if they are authorized by their nation

All of the above

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* 11. Indicative use of the Red Cross, Red Crescent, or Red Crystal provides

Notice that the individual belongs to the International Movement of the Red Cross/Red Crescent

Protections in zones of armed conflict

The indication that the individual wearing the emblem is a doctor

The presence of an IHL specialist