LARE SECTION 4: PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
1.) During the course of construction, the landscape architect discovers an error in the
construction that may cause a portion of the project used by the public to fail. The
landscape architect informs the client, but the client refuses to allow corrections to be
made. The landscape architect should do which of the following?
I. Report the problem to the appropriate building official.
II. Report the issue to the state [provincial] licensing board.
III. Refuse to go along with the client's decision.
IV. Terminate services on the project.
A. I only
B. II and III only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV - Answers - C I, III and IV only
2.) As an agent in the administration of a construction project, the landscape architect
owes all of the following duties to the owner EXCEPT for which of the following?
A. Experience and reasonable care, skill and diligence in performing his/her duties
B. Follow the owner's instructions
C. Maintain the trust and confidence owed to the owner
D. Maintain the owner's position in rendering decisions about disputes with the
contractor - Answers - D. Maintain the owner's position in rendering decisions about
disputes with the contractor
3.) A landscape architect has a part-time job selling construction materials. He also
specifies that company's materials on a public job. This is known as
A. incompetence.
B. a conflict of interest.
C. turn key.
D. performance bonding. - Answers - B. a conflict of interest
4.) A landscape architect is invited to contribute to a government official's re-election.
The official is indirectly involved in a zoning decision on the landscape architect's
project. The landscape architect should do which of the following? - Answers - A.
Refuse to contribute
B. Contribute
C. Contribute but inform his client
D. Provide full disclosure and contribute\\
A. Refuse to contribute
5.) When the nature of a project extends beyond the competence and experience of the
practitioner,
, A. he/she must engage a qualified consultant.
B. there must be a disclosure of this inadequacy.
C. he/she must proceed with caution and due care.
D. he/she must refrain from encompassing this work. - Answers - A. he/she must
engage a qualified consultant.
6.) A landscape architect has been out of town and is unable to seal a set of
documents. The landscape architect asks a colleague and former business partner to
attend to this responsibility by quickly reviewing the work and applying the seal. If the
colleague carries out this request, the colleague will
A. breach a rule of professional conduct.
B. be in a conflict of interest.
C. be assuming responsibility for the work.
D. need to fully disclose lack of involvement in this project. - Answers - A. breach a rule
of professional conduct.
7.) Liquidated damages
A. are considered by the courts to be punitive.
B. must have a corresponding bonus clause in order to be enforceable.
C. must represent a reasonable measure of actual damages suffered by the owner.
D. can be set higher than the amount of actual damages to encourage the contractor to
finish the project on schedule. - Answers - C. must represent a reasonable measure of
actual damages suffered by the owner.
8.) In regard to professional liability, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Liability will increase with increased scope of work.
B. It is governed by general principles of law.
C. A client is more likely to sue if he/she thinks the landscape architect will be paying
the claim rather than the insurance company.
D. Professional liability can be looked upon as inhibiting design. - Answers - C. A client
is more likely to sue if he/she thinks the landscape architect will be paying the claim
rather than the insurance company.
9.) The basic rights and responsibilities of the landscape architect during the
construction of a project are described in which of the following?
A. General Conditions
B. Special Conditions
C. Division 1
D. Division 2, Part 1 - Answers - A. General Conditions
10.) Work that does not conform to the drawings and specifications requires the
landscape architect to
A. stop the work on the project.
B. negotiate a reduced price for the work.
C. notify the contractor.
ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
1.) During the course of construction, the landscape architect discovers an error in the
construction that may cause a portion of the project used by the public to fail. The
landscape architect informs the client, but the client refuses to allow corrections to be
made. The landscape architect should do which of the following?
I. Report the problem to the appropriate building official.
II. Report the issue to the state [provincial] licensing board.
III. Refuse to go along with the client's decision.
IV. Terminate services on the project.
A. I only
B. II and III only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV - Answers - C I, III and IV only
2.) As an agent in the administration of a construction project, the landscape architect
owes all of the following duties to the owner EXCEPT for which of the following?
A. Experience and reasonable care, skill and diligence in performing his/her duties
B. Follow the owner's instructions
C. Maintain the trust and confidence owed to the owner
D. Maintain the owner's position in rendering decisions about disputes with the
contractor - Answers - D. Maintain the owner's position in rendering decisions about
disputes with the contractor
3.) A landscape architect has a part-time job selling construction materials. He also
specifies that company's materials on a public job. This is known as
A. incompetence.
B. a conflict of interest.
C. turn key.
D. performance bonding. - Answers - B. a conflict of interest
4.) A landscape architect is invited to contribute to a government official's re-election.
The official is indirectly involved in a zoning decision on the landscape architect's
project. The landscape architect should do which of the following? - Answers - A.
Refuse to contribute
B. Contribute
C. Contribute but inform his client
D. Provide full disclosure and contribute\\
A. Refuse to contribute
5.) When the nature of a project extends beyond the competence and experience of the
practitioner,
, A. he/she must engage a qualified consultant.
B. there must be a disclosure of this inadequacy.
C. he/she must proceed with caution and due care.
D. he/she must refrain from encompassing this work. - Answers - A. he/she must
engage a qualified consultant.
6.) A landscape architect has been out of town and is unable to seal a set of
documents. The landscape architect asks a colleague and former business partner to
attend to this responsibility by quickly reviewing the work and applying the seal. If the
colleague carries out this request, the colleague will
A. breach a rule of professional conduct.
B. be in a conflict of interest.
C. be assuming responsibility for the work.
D. need to fully disclose lack of involvement in this project. - Answers - A. breach a rule
of professional conduct.
7.) Liquidated damages
A. are considered by the courts to be punitive.
B. must have a corresponding bonus clause in order to be enforceable.
C. must represent a reasonable measure of actual damages suffered by the owner.
D. can be set higher than the amount of actual damages to encourage the contractor to
finish the project on schedule. - Answers - C. must represent a reasonable measure of
actual damages suffered by the owner.
8.) In regard to professional liability, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Liability will increase with increased scope of work.
B. It is governed by general principles of law.
C. A client is more likely to sue if he/she thinks the landscape architect will be paying
the claim rather than the insurance company.
D. Professional liability can be looked upon as inhibiting design. - Answers - C. A client
is more likely to sue if he/she thinks the landscape architect will be paying the claim
rather than the insurance company.
9.) The basic rights and responsibilities of the landscape architect during the
construction of a project are described in which of the following?
A. General Conditions
B. Special Conditions
C. Division 1
D. Division 2, Part 1 - Answers - A. General Conditions
10.) Work that does not conform to the drawings and specifications requires the
landscape architect to
A. stop the work on the project.
B. negotiate a reduced price for the work.
C. notify the contractor.
