ASQ CQE EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following experimental design types would be
most appropriate for identifying the bottle thread design?
(A) Factorial
(B) Youden square
(C) Graeco-Latin square
(D) Mixture - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Which of the following actions is most important in the
design of a total quality system?
(A) Viewing major activities as production steps for the
next internal customer
(B) Understanding the requirements of interim- and end-users
(C) Assessing warranty costs as external failures
(D) Using an activity-based costing (ABC) system - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔The overall reliability of a process has a mean time
between failures (MTBF) of 16.5 hours. If the failures
follow an exponential distribution and the total run time
is 30 hours, what is the process reliability?
(A) 0.1623
(B) 0.5500
(C) 0.5769
(D) 0.8377 - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Rank order, from first to last, the following steps in creating
a check sheet.
1. Define the time frame for collecting the data
2. Clarify the events or conditions to observe and count
3. Design a check sheet that is easy to use
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 1, 3
(D) 2, 3, 1 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A double sampling plan from the ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 standard has the following
additional details.
, Lot size = 100
AQL = 4.0
Normal general inspection level II
If one defect is found in the first sample, which of the
following would be the next step?
(A) Return the defect to the supplier and accept the lot
(B) Reject the lot
(C) Draw a second sample and reject the lot if one defect
is found in that sample
(D) Draw a second sample and reject the lot if 4 defects are found in that sample -
✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔cannot be displayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following tools has the highest resolution?
(A) A steel ruler
(B) Ground flat stock
(C) A caliper
(D) A micrometer - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following sets of actions is key to helping
teams be effective?
(A) Using facilitators, managing conflict, and encouraging
participation by team members
(B) Using the forming, storming, norming, and performing
cycle on team projects
(C) Identifying which team projects can benefit most from
the plan, do, check, act method
(D) Identifying root causes, corrective and preventive
actions, and follow-up techniques on team projects - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔cannot be diplayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔A sample of 50 pieces is taken from a process that is
known to be producing 0.2% nonconforming pieces. The
probability that nonconforming pieces will not be found
in the sample is approximately equal to
(A) 0.09
(B) 0.36
(C) 0.64
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following experimental design types would be
most appropriate for identifying the bottle thread design?
(A) Factorial
(B) Youden square
(C) Graeco-Latin square
(D) Mixture - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Which of the following actions is most important in the
design of a total quality system?
(A) Viewing major activities as production steps for the
next internal customer
(B) Understanding the requirements of interim- and end-users
(C) Assessing warranty costs as external failures
(D) Using an activity-based costing (ABC) system - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔The overall reliability of a process has a mean time
between failures (MTBF) of 16.5 hours. If the failures
follow an exponential distribution and the total run time
is 30 hours, what is the process reliability?
(A) 0.1623
(B) 0.5500
(C) 0.5769
(D) 0.8377 - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔Rank order, from first to last, the following steps in creating
a check sheet.
1. Define the time frame for collecting the data
2. Clarify the events or conditions to observe and count
3. Design a check sheet that is easy to use
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 1, 3
(D) 2, 3, 1 - ✔✔Correct Answer: C
✔✔A double sampling plan from the ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 standard has the following
additional details.
, Lot size = 100
AQL = 4.0
Normal general inspection level II
If one defect is found in the first sample, which of the
following would be the next step?
(A) Return the defect to the supplier and accept the lot
(B) Reject the lot
(C) Draw a second sample and reject the lot if one defect
is found in that sample
(D) Draw a second sample and reject the lot if 4 defects are found in that sample -
✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔cannot be displayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following tools has the highest resolution?
(A) A steel ruler
(B) Ground flat stock
(C) A caliper
(D) A micrometer - ✔✔Correct Answer: D
✔✔Which of the following sets of actions is key to helping
teams be effective?
(A) Using facilitators, managing conflict, and encouraging
participation by team members
(B) Using the forming, storming, norming, and performing
cycle on team projects
(C) Identifying which team projects can benefit most from
the plan, do, check, act method
(D) Identifying root causes, corrective and preventive
actions, and follow-up techniques on team projects - ✔✔Correct Answer: A
✔✔cannot be diplayed - ✔✔Correct Answer: B
✔✔A sample of 50 pieces is taken from a process that is
known to be producing 0.2% nonconforming pieces. The
probability that nonconforming pieces will not be found
in the sample is approximately equal to
(A) 0.09
(B) 0.36
(C) 0.64
