NATO Alliance MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. When was NATO founded?

1. 17-Jan-54
2. 4-Apr-49
3. 3-Jul-48
4. 24-Nov-46

2. Another important NATO mission has been leading the Kosovo Force (KFOR) to maintain peace and stability in Kosovo. When did this mission begin?

1. 1987
2. 1994
3. 1999
4. 2004

3. How did the first secretary-general of Nato memorably describe NATO mission?

1. to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down
2. to pound the bloody heck out of anyone who threatens us
3. to stop the savage bloodshed that has stained the soil of Europe
4. to serve as a beacon of hope for those suffering across the iron curtain

4. How many countries are members of NATO?

1. 27
2. 29
3. 30
4. 33

5. In 2011, during a wave of uprisings in Arab countries, NATO intervened in which country?

1. Libya
2. Egypt
3. Tunisia
4. Syria

6. Nations of Europe struggled to rebuild their economies and ensure their security after which war?

1. Cold War
2. World War I
3. World War II
4. Bull Run

7. NATO countries have endorsed a goal of spending what percentage of their total economies on defense?

1. 0.5 percent
2. 2 percent
3. 8 percent
4. 15 percent

8. One of NATO chief military missions in recent years was leading the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in which country?

1. Libya
2. Iraq
3. Bosnia
4. Afghanistan

9. So far, NATO members have invoked the Article 5 provision on collective defense only once. They did so in response to what?

1. Cuban Missile Crisis
2. 1972 terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics
3. September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States
4. Terrorist attacks on a concert hall and other locations in Paris in November 2015

10. The best-known part of Nato founding treaty, Article 5, deals with what topic?

1. Collective defense
2. Size of military budgets
3. Invitation of new members to the alliance
4. Size of nuclear arsenals

11. What are the principles of NATO?

1. Solidarity
2. Freedom
3. Security
4. All of the above

12. What country was against the idea of NATO when it first started?

1. Russia (Soviet Union)
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. Mexico

13. What does the acronym NATO stand for?

1. North American Treaty Organization
2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
3. New Atlantic Treaty Organization
4. None of the above

14. What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?

1. Warsaw Pact
2. Berlin Wall
3. Central Powers
4. The Kremlin

15. When did NATO invoke Article 5 of North Atlantic Treaty for the first time?

1. 1965
2. 1972
3. 2001
4. 1984