Who is identified as the Secretary of the Air Force?

Who is identified as the Secretary of the Air Force?

• A. Dr. Troy E. Meink
• B. Dr. Deborah James
• C. Dr. Michael Donley
• D. Dr. Heather Wilson

Answer: (A)

The question tests your ability to recognize who the material identifies as the civilian leader of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force is the head of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for policy, budgeting, and overall direction of air and space forces, and is a civilian appointee. In this item, the text identifies Dr. Troy E. Meink as the Secretary of the Air Force, so that name is the one the material is pointing to as the person in that role. The other listed individuals are not identified in this material as the Secretary, so they don’t match the identification being tested. When you see a question like this, look for who the passage or source explicitly names in the role being asked about, and that’s the person you should choose.

The question tests your ability to recognize who the material identifies as the civilian leader of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force is the head of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for policy, budgeting, and overall direction of air and space forces, and is a civilian appointee.

In this item, the text identifies Dr. Troy E. Meink as the Secretary of the Air Force, so that name is the one the material is pointing to as the person in that role. The other listed individuals are not identified in this material as the Secretary, so they don’t match the identification being tested.

When you see a question like this, look for who the passage or source explicitly names in the role being asked about, and that’s the person you should choose.