1. There are five possible responses to a life-threatening encounter:

1. Freeze - The victim of the attack may be so overwhelmed or surprised by being threatened, the victim may become incapable of any action;
2. Submit - Simply giving into the attacker;
3. Posture - Combat without combat. Words, sounds, gestures and body language are weapons used to dominate, intimidate and subdue another. Depending on circumstances, the attacker and the victim, one may try to out-bluster the other until one backs down or flees.;
4. Flight - Retreat or running away from the situation;
5. Fight - The use of reasonable force to prevent an attacker from harming you

True False

2. The fundamental rules for safe gun handling include: (1) Treat all firearms as if they are loaded; (2) Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction; (3) Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot; and (4) Keep the firearm unloaded and safely stored until ready for use (a firearm designated for self-defense is considered to be in use).

True False

3. Anytime a firearm is used defensively, regardless of whether or not a shot is fired, it is important to notify the police as soon as it is safe to do so. The reason for this is the fact that the would-be criminal might decide to call 911 to report that someone (you) just pulled a gun on him. Generally, the first person to call 911 is the victim.

True False

4. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition black means that the lethal assault is underway and someone is trying to kill you.

True False

5. Never surrender your firearm to anyone other than a uniformed police officer or security guard.

True False

6. Travelers need to know the rules of the road before heading to another state with firearms.

True False

7. In the state of Minnesota, the permit-to-carry class is not the place to learn how to shoot.

True False

8. No matter what your level of training or how capable you believe yourself to be in handling stressful situations, you will experience, to a greater or lesser degree, a number of involuntary physiological changes during a serious defensive situation.

True False

9. For self-defense ammunition, only buy high quality name brand cartridges. Most often, personal-defense ammunition comes in some variation of a hollow-point bullet.

True False

10. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.

True False

11. It is generally believed that the first person to call 911 is the victim.

True False

12. A claim of self-defense requires that you be an innocent party and a reluctant participant in the altercation.

True False

13. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.

True False

14. Following a defensive shooting, a person is likely to experience elation and self-doubt.

True False

15. You should not approach the person you have just shot because this person may still be dangerous and faking injury to gain the upper hand.

True False