1. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.

True False

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

True False

3. 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

4. Police are not legally liable for failing to protect individual citizens, only the community at large.

True False

5. If you believe a threat will soon turn into physical violence, you may take the following actions to preempt an attack (least aggressive to most aggressive): (1) Issue verbal commands. Expose your firearm but leave the gun in the holster, keeping your hand on the guns grip so the gun can be quickly pulled and put into action (2) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and keep the gun at your side or at a low ready position (pointed toward the ground at approximately a 45 degree angle) (3) Issue verbal commands. Pull your gun from its holster and point your gun at the attacker

True False

6. No in-depth details regarding your actions during a self-defense shooting should be given to law enforcement. Only discuss the actions of the person or persons that attacked you.

True False

7. 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

8. Reasonable force can best be described as the level of force proportionate to the level of unlawful force about to be utilized against the victim.

True False

9. The line between reasonable force and excessive force is very thin where no buffer zone exists.

True False

10. Which Amendment to the US Constitution provides that, "No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

11. In order to use deadly force against another, the attacker must truly have the ability to kill or cause great bodily harm. This "ability” may come in the form of having a dangerous or deadly weapon or a disparity of force exists between the victim and the attacker. Select all the items below that represent a "disparity of force".

12. Components that make up the ammunition cartridge include: Bore, rifling and primer.

True False

13. The Supreme Court has held that police must stop questioning suspects once they assert their right to counsel, but it has also held that a person must affirmatively invoke the right to silence.

True False

14. Current laws (criminal or civil) shield Good Samaritans.

True False

15. The final version of the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act was passed in 2005.

True False