Medical Interpreter Midterm Prep Exam
Questions and Answers
The interpreter may assume the role of cultural broker when:
a. the interpreter wants to educate the client in American culture
b. the client is new in the country
c. there is miscommunication due to a cultural misunderstanding
d. if the client is not oriented to time, place, person - Answer-c. there is
miscommunication due to a cultural misunderstanding
The interpreter will not influence the opinion of a client by telling them 1/1 what to do.
This is known as:
a. completeness
b. accuracy
c. client self-determination
d. non-judgmental attitude - Answer-c. client self-determination
When interpreter converts both verbal and non-verbal messages from one language to
another:
a. message converter
b. message clarifier
c. advocate - Answer-a. message converter
When an interpreter interprets what is being said in a simpler way it's termed:
a. raising the register
b. lowering the register - Answer-b. lowering the register
Information about accuracy, completeness are all found under the interpreters code of
ethics:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
A LEP client has the right to have an interpreter provided at not cost if the facility
accepts federal funding per Title VI:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
Providers must inform patients of all potential risks of any medical procedure:
,a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
Involuntary commitment to a mental health facility is against the law:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter gives an accurate, not literal interpretation of everything that is said:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The interpreter must be non-judgmental at all times:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The interpreter may interject his/her own opinion during the interpretation session:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Sitting in a triangle is the best formation for the interpretation process:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter may influence the opinion of the client by telling them what action to
take:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Triadic encounter in interpreting is a meeting of:
a. interpreter/provider
b. provider/client
c. provider/client/family
d. client/provider/interpreter - Answer-d. client/provider/interpreter
Interpreters lay the groundwork for successful communication in the:
a. post-session
b. follow-up activities
, c. private consultation with the provider
d. pre-session with patient and provider - Answer-d. pre-session with patient and
provider
The most recommended role for the health care interpreter is:
a. conduit
b. patient advocate
c. cultural broker
d. clarifier - Answer-a. conduit
Register is a professional term that refers to:
a. level of interpreting skill
b. fee for interpreting services
c. language level
d. understanding a message - Answer-c. language level
When an interpreter does not understand what the provider said, she/he should say:
a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
b. can you explain that to the patient?
c. the patient won't understand
d. can you break it down? - Answer-a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
An interpreter will act as a clarifier when:
a. the interpreter did not hear what was said
b. the interpreter did not understand the meaning of what was said
c. the patient appears to not have understood what was said
d. all of the above - Answer-d. all of the above
The interpreter acting as an advocate is most effective when:
a. taking direct action in a session to confront a provider
b. arranging for the patient to be seen by a different provider
c. exposing injustices in a public forum
d. working within organizational guidelines to assist the patient - Answer-d. working
within organizational guidelines to assist the patient
The interpreting session begins:
a. when the doctor arrives
b. when the patient undresses
c. at the first meeting between interpreter and patient
Questions and Answers
The interpreter may assume the role of cultural broker when:
a. the interpreter wants to educate the client in American culture
b. the client is new in the country
c. there is miscommunication due to a cultural misunderstanding
d. if the client is not oriented to time, place, person - Answer-c. there is
miscommunication due to a cultural misunderstanding
The interpreter will not influence the opinion of a client by telling them 1/1 what to do.
This is known as:
a. completeness
b. accuracy
c. client self-determination
d. non-judgmental attitude - Answer-c. client self-determination
When interpreter converts both verbal and non-verbal messages from one language to
another:
a. message converter
b. message clarifier
c. advocate - Answer-a. message converter
When an interpreter interprets what is being said in a simpler way it's termed:
a. raising the register
b. lowering the register - Answer-b. lowering the register
Information about accuracy, completeness are all found under the interpreters code of
ethics:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
A LEP client has the right to have an interpreter provided at not cost if the facility
accepts federal funding per Title VI:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
Providers must inform patients of all potential risks of any medical procedure:
,a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
Involuntary commitment to a mental health facility is against the law:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter gives an accurate, not literal interpretation of everything that is said:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The interpreter must be non-judgmental at all times:
a. true
b. false - Answer-a. true
The interpreter may interject his/her own opinion during the interpretation session:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Sitting in a triangle is the best formation for the interpretation process:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
The interpreter may influence the opinion of the client by telling them what action to
take:
a. true
b. false - Answer-b. false
Triadic encounter in interpreting is a meeting of:
a. interpreter/provider
b. provider/client
c. provider/client/family
d. client/provider/interpreter - Answer-d. client/provider/interpreter
Interpreters lay the groundwork for successful communication in the:
a. post-session
b. follow-up activities
, c. private consultation with the provider
d. pre-session with patient and provider - Answer-d. pre-session with patient and
provider
The most recommended role for the health care interpreter is:
a. conduit
b. patient advocate
c. cultural broker
d. clarifier - Answer-a. conduit
Register is a professional term that refers to:
a. level of interpreting skill
b. fee for interpreting services
c. language level
d. understanding a message - Answer-c. language level
When an interpreter does not understand what the provider said, she/he should say:
a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
b. can you explain that to the patient?
c. the patient won't understand
d. can you break it down? - Answer-a. doctor, I don't understand, please clarify
An interpreter will act as a clarifier when:
a. the interpreter did not hear what was said
b. the interpreter did not understand the meaning of what was said
c. the patient appears to not have understood what was said
d. all of the above - Answer-d. all of the above
The interpreter acting as an advocate is most effective when:
a. taking direct action in a session to confront a provider
b. arranging for the patient to be seen by a different provider
c. exposing injustices in a public forum
d. working within organizational guidelines to assist the patient - Answer-d. working
within organizational guidelines to assist the patient
The interpreting session begins:
a. when the doctor arrives
b. when the patient undresses
c. at the first meeting between interpreter and patient
