How well do you know the fundamentals of Close Quarters Battle (CQB)? Take this quiz to find out! Answer as many questions correctly as you can out of 20.
1. What is the primary goal of CQB?
To punish soldiers for shooting badly
To observe and remedy micro-errors of posture and comportment
To improve natural environment cover skills
To exclusively train with special forces weapons
2. Why is CQB considered pedagogically innovative?
It involves strict utilitarian calculations
It only focuses on shooting accuracy
It refines how soldiers understand and engage in urban environments
It does not require any specific training
3. What is the significance of 'angles and arcs' in CQB?
Advanced shooting techniques
Natural environment navigation
Utilized by US Marines since 2010
Tactics understanding for clearing buildings
4. What innovation did the Royal Marines construct for CQB training?
Live ammunition firing ranges
Special CQB instruction facility called the 'Compound'
Advanced software simulators
Virtual reality urban combat training
5. In CQB, why is individual skill more critical in urban environments?
Soldiers operate mainly outdoors
Buildings do not provide adequate cover
Micro-tactics are quickly executed indoors
Training is less expensive
6. What type of shooting weapon requires substantial training in CQB?
Rifle
Bazooka
Pistol
Machine gun
7. How are CQB skills typically disseminated across NATO forces?
With great reluctance and resistance
Through unobserved combat missions
Based on observed and ideal institutional forms
Via television broadcasts
8. Why do CQB-trained troops have standardized techniques across NATO?
Advanced weaponry
Identical posture and weapon manipulation techniques
Different training protocols
National compliance regulations
9. Which form of combat has a more complicated operational analysis due to chaos?
Natural environment combat
Naval warfare
Urban combat
Aerial bombardment
10. What doctrine must match CQB skills to actual urban operations?
National defensive tactics
Officially taught methods corroborated with real cases
Military police protocols
Tactical nuclear response techniques
11. What type of drills help in effective CQB room clearing?
Established and adaptable room clearance drills
Innovative aerial maneuver drills
Long-range sniper drills
Communication-only drills
12. What joint skill makes urban tactics successful?
Teamwork
Navigation
Camping
Cooking
13. How do CQB drills become intuitive?
Through months of isolated meditation
By continuous on-field practice
Observing senior officers
Short verbal instructions
14. CQB skills are described as providing what to western forces?
Financial benefits
Operational utility irrespective of mission
Exclusive SAS training advantage
Aerial dominance
15. Why might regular forces often claim CQB competencies?
Association with Special Forces status
Avoiding embarrassing reports
Because it’s easier to justify costs
For athletic competition purposes
16. What do higher levels of CQB performance represent for soldiers?
Workplace anxiety
Enhanced professionalism
Public dishonor
Financial strain
17. Where was CQB training particularly observed for this analysis?
Russia and China
Royal Marines Commando Training Centre, UK
Iceland and Greenland
Brazil and Argentina
18. How do CQB skills relate to the economy?
Increase in soldier salaries
Best adapted to future conflicts
Economic threat perception enhances its appeal
Decreased military budgets
19. Why is precise marksmanship critical in CQB?
To protect and project force
To conserve ammunition
Because troops are always at long-range
To navigate unfamiliar terrain
20. Which methodology was used for data collection in this study of CQB?
