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ILLINOIS MUSIC THERAPIST PRACTICE
EXAM — QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND COMPLETE RATIONALES
## SECTION 1: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE & ILLINOIS
REQUIREMENTS
**1. What examination must be successfully completed to
obtain an Illinois Licensed Professional Music Therapist (LPMT)
credential?**
A. Illinois State Music Therapy Examination
B. CBMT Board Certification Examination
C. NAMT Clinical Competency Exam
D. AMTA Professional Practice Exam
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** IDFPR requires applicants to have successfully
completed the CBMT Board Certification Examination. There is
no separate Illinois-specific examination .
**2. Which organization certifies music therapists in the United
States?**
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A. American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
B. Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT)
C. National Association for Music Education
D. Illinois Music Therapy Association
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** The Music Therapy Advisory Board Act defines a
"music therapist" as a person who is certified by the
Certification Board for Music Therapists .
**3. What is the primary purpose of the CBMT Board
Certification Examination?**
A. To evaluate music performance skills
B. To objectively measure the knowledge and skills required of
music therapists
C. To assess teaching ability only
D. To certify music educators
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** The CBMT Examination was developed to
objectively measure the knowledge and skills required of music
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therapists and to foster uniform standards for measuring such
knowledge and skills .
**4. How many total questions are on the CBMT
examination?**
A. 100 questions
B. 130 questions
C. 150 questions (130 scored + 20 pretest)
D. 200 questions
**Correct answer:** C
**Rationale:** The examination contains 150 test questions:
130 scored and 20 non-scored pretest questions distributed
throughout the examination .
**5. How much time is allotted to complete the CBMT
examination?**
A. 2 hours
B. 2.5 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours
ILLINOIS MUSIC THERAPIST PRACTICE
EXAM — QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND COMPLETE RATIONALES
## SECTION 1: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE & ILLINOIS
REQUIREMENTS
**1. What examination must be successfully completed to
obtain an Illinois Licensed Professional Music Therapist (LPMT)
credential?**
A. Illinois State Music Therapy Examination
B. CBMT Board Certification Examination
C. NAMT Clinical Competency Exam
D. AMTA Professional Practice Exam
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** IDFPR requires applicants to have successfully
completed the CBMT Board Certification Examination. There is
no separate Illinois-specific examination .
**2. Which organization certifies music therapists in the United
States?**
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A. American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
B. Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT)
C. National Association for Music Education
D. Illinois Music Therapy Association
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** The Music Therapy Advisory Board Act defines a
"music therapist" as a person who is certified by the
Certification Board for Music Therapists .
**3. What is the primary purpose of the CBMT Board
Certification Examination?**
A. To evaluate music performance skills
B. To objectively measure the knowledge and skills required of
music therapists
C. To assess teaching ability only
D. To certify music educators
**Correct answer:** B
**Rationale:** The CBMT Examination was developed to
objectively measure the knowledge and skills required of music
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therapists and to foster uniform standards for measuring such
knowledge and skills .
**4. How many total questions are on the CBMT
examination?**
A. 100 questions
B. 130 questions
C. 150 questions (130 scored + 20 pretest)
D. 200 questions
**Correct answer:** C
**Rationale:** The examination contains 150 test questions:
130 scored and 20 non-scored pretest questions distributed
throughout the examination .
**5. How much time is allotted to complete the CBMT
examination?**
A. 2 hours
B. 2.5 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours
