ASSIGNMENT 12
Textbook Assignment:
“Honors and Ceremonies,” chapter 10, pages 10-1 through 10-21.
12-1.
12-2.
12-3.
12-4.
12-5.
12-6.
How should the national flag be displayed when
displayed with another flag against a wall from
crossed staffs?
1.
From your right as you face it
2.
From the flag’s own right
3.
From your left with your back to it
4.
From the flag’s own left
Before the national flag is half-masted, it must
be first hoisted to the peak.
1.
True
2.
False
Where should the ensign be displayed while
your ship is at anchor?
1.
Gaff
2.
Main truck
3.
Jackstaff
4.
Flagstaff
During what period is the ensign displayed
while your ship is in port?
1.
Sunrise to 1800
2.
Sunrise to sunset
3.
0800 to sunset
4.
0800 to 1800
To what point of hoist is the ensign shifted
when your ship gets under way?
1.
Gaff
2.
Jackstaff
3.
Main truck
4.
Flagstaff
What is the flagstaff length for a vessel 225 feet
in length?
1.
12 ft
2.
16 ft
3.
17 ft
4.
20 ft
12-7.
In a semicircle grouping, where is the U.S.
ensign displayed?
1.
The first flag starting from the right
2.
The first flag starting from the left
3.
In the middle of the semicircle
4.
In alphabetical order
12-8.
When half-masting during dress or full-dress
ship, all national ensigns displayed should be
half-masted.
1.
True
2.
False
12-9.
During what time period is the ensign
half-masted on Memorial Day?
1.
Dawn to dusk
2.
Sunrise to sunset
3.
0800 to sunset
4.
0800 to 1220
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 12-10 THROUGH
12-13, SELECT FROM COLUMN B THE PERIOD OF
TIME DURING WHICH THE NATIONAL FLAG IS
HALF-MASTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE
DEATH OF THE CIVIL OFFICIAL IN COLUMN A.
A. OFFICIAL
B. PERIOD
12-10. Vice President
1. 10 days
12-11. President
2. 30 days
12-12. Former Presedent
3. Day of death
until burial
12-13. Secretary of the Navy
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