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Q. Where and when were did the Geneva Conventions take place?

Q. How many nations were represented at the drafting of the first Geneva Convention?

Q. How many articles in the Geneva Convention Accords relate to the treatment of POWs?

Q. What documents are POWs permitted to keep upon capture?

Q. Under the Geneva Conventions, what is the main duty of a POW?

Q. If a Soldier violates the Geneva Conventions, what action can be taken against him or her?

Q. What type of work can an NCO, who is a POW, be required to do?

Q. What is the purpose of the Geneva Conventions?

Q. Under the Geneva Conventions, is a Soldier allowed to worship as he pleases?

Q. When did the Geneva Conventions come into effect for the U.S.?

Q. How are medical personnel and facilities usually marked?

Q. Can POWs be forced to dig foxholes or build bunkers?

Q. Are sick, wounded or already captured enemy Soldiers considered to be combatants?

Q. Can a POW be tasked to help carry ammunition or gear?

Q. When females are among the captives or detainees, what extra protection should be given them?

Q. Why is it so important to quickly, but properly, process POWs and speed them to the rear?

Q. If items are taken from a captive, what must be given to him or her?

Q. If a squad was to enter an enemy village and become engaged by a sniper, how should the situation be handled?

Q. If a Soldier happens to violate the Laws of War because he was following orders, can he be punished under UCMJ?

Q. If a Soldier were to witness an act that violated the Law of War, what action should he or she take?

Q. Which convention dealt specifically with how POWs should be treated?

Q. What is considered to be the first agreement concerning the treatment of POWs, who wrote it and when?

Q. What should a Soldier always remember about enemy captives?

Q. How many POW categories are there and what do they mean?

Q. Is it required that a town be informed by the enemy before they are bombarded?

Q. Are POWs required to surrender their ID Card when captured?

Q. Is a POW required to show his ID Card to his captors?

Q. What is the first known attempt to record all rules and laws of warfare?

Q. What is the main purpose of the Geneva Conventions ID Card?

Q. How many conventions were actually held in Geneva, Switzerland in 1949?

Q. Normally a church, or similar religious building, is considered protected property under the Geneva Conventions. When are they not protected?

Q. When may a Soldier wear the medical service emblem?

Q. Is it legal to fire upon an enemy parachutist?

Q. Are Soldiers subject to UCMJ if they fire upon an "emergency" parachutist?

Q. Are there any situations where an "emergency" parachutist may be fired upon?

Q. According to the rules of warfare, are sick or wounded enemy Soldiers entitled to the same medical care as a sick or wounded Soldier that is friendly?

Q. What Field Manual is entitled "The Law of Land Warfare?"

Q. What symbol is the official symbol of the Geneva Convention?

Q. What other symbols are used besides the Red Cross, to show protected, non-combatant activity?

Q. What is a DD Form 2A?

Q. Why should a Soldier not use captured enemy weapons even though it is not forbidden by the Geneva Conventions?

Q. Which Field Manual covers the Geneva Conventions?

Q. Is it required for a Soldier to salute the enemy camp commander?

Q. Which personnel cannot be considered to be POWs when captured?

Q. What does the Roerich Pact protect?

Q. What are the four international agreements written in Geneva, Switzerland officially known as?

Q. How is a POW camp spokesperson chosen by the Prisoners, if an Officer is not present to serve in the role?

Q. Which DA Pamphlet covers the Geneva Convention?

Q. How is a "War Crime" defined?

Q. How should a Soldier treat civilian refugees when the military finds it necessary to displace them?

Q. Typically, which agency acts as the Central Prisoner of War Agency?

Q. Why does the US support the Geneva Conventions?

Q. Explain what a "Protecting Power" is?

Q. Can a detaining authority try POWs for offenses that he or she committed before the POW was captured?

Q. If a Soldier spies on the US during a time of war, what is the punishment?

Q. Why should POWs be silenced?

Q. What items should be confiscated from an enemy Soldier upon capture?

Q. What guidelines should be followed in regard to orders given by a Soldier's superiors?

Q. When is it considered to be a lawful act to resettle civilians?

Q. Who can determine whether a captive is entitled to the status as a POW or not?

Q. How did the Law of War originate?

Q. What is the purpose of a POW capture card?

Q. What does the first category of the Law of War cover?

Q. What does the second category of the Law of War cover?

Q. What does the third category of the Law of War cover?

Q. What does the fourth category of the Law of War cover?

Q. What is the maximum punishment that a Soldier may receive for minor offenses while a POW?

Q. What groups should prisoners be broken into?

Q. What are the "Five S's" as they apply to the handling of prisoners?

Q. Why is it important to separate POWs into groups?

Q. What is considered to be "Protected Property?"

Q. What are some of the rights of a POW?

Q. What are the principle agreements that govern the conduct of war?

Q. Who may a Soldier report violations of the Law of War to?

Q. Name some things that should be provided to a captured enemy Soldier.

Q. What are some of the Principles of the Law of War or "Soldier Rules" when conducting combat operations?

Q. What is the purpose of the Law of War?

Q. What does it mean to "Safeguard" POWs?

Q. What tends to be true about information gained from captives?

Q. What are some of the obligations of a POW while held captive?

Q. What are some of the types of legal paid labor that a junior enlisted Soldier may be required to perform as a POW?

Q. What is the only information that a Soldier is required to give while held captive?

Q. Who are normally considered to be noncombatants during war?

Q. What are some tactics that may be considered illegal and cannot be used on the battlefield?

Q. When captured, what information should a Soldier communicate to the Central POW Agency?

Q. What is the minimum amount of information that must be put on a POW capture tag?

Q. Captors can require POWs to perform labor. What are the guidelines however, that must be followed?

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