ARE PRACTICE EXAM: PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. An architecture firm is facing a deadline on a large
library project and decides to hire a freelance computer-aided design (CAD) drafter who
works from home to
assist the firm in completing the construction documents
on time. According to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
(NCARB) Rules of Conduct, what
must the architect of record do to sign and seal the final
drawings?
(A) The architect must redline the drawings and have
the drafter make the appropriate corrections.
(B) The architect must review and correct the work
after it is prepared by the drafter and incorporate
it into the construction documents.
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,(C) The architect must thoroughly examine the drawings prepared by the drafter and
incorporate the work into the construction documents. The firm must also retain
documentation of communications with the drafter throughout the drafter's
involvement with the project and must keep
records o - ....ANSWER ...-(C) The architect must thoroughly examine the
drawings prepared by the drafter and incorporate the work into the construction
documents. The firm must also retain documentation of communications with the
drafter throughout the drafter's
involvement with the project and must keep
records of the architect's coordination of the work
for five years.
2. Which types of business organizations limit an individual's liability to the amount that
an individual has invested
in the company? (Choose the three that apply.)
(A) partnership
(B) corporation
(C) joint venture
(D) limited liability company
(E) limited liability partnership
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,(F) disadvantaged business enterprise - ....ANSWER ...-(B) corporation
(D) limited liability company
(E) limited liability partnership
3. Which of the following are required to prove negligence? (Choose the three that
apply.)
(A) agency
(B) breach
(C) cause
(D) commission
(E) damage
(F) duty - ....ANSWER ...-(B) breach
(E) damage
(F) duty
4. An architect writes a specification for floor tile for a
public restroom, which states that the tile is to be
"American Tile Company 12 X 12 porcelain floor tile,
Pattern 463 Oceania, Color 42 Sandstorm or approved
equal." The contractor contacts a local tile supplier and
discovers that this product has a 12-week lead time, but it
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, will be necessary to have the tile on site earlier to stay
within the project schedule. If the contractor wishes to
propose a different tile, when must that request to the
architect be submitted?
(A) during preparation of submittals
(B) prior to submitting a bid
(C) after the contract is awarded and an agreement
with the tiling subcontractor is signed
(D) during the project kick-off meeting - ....ANSWER ...-(B) prior to submitting a
bid
5. According to the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards (NCARB) Rules of Conduct, an architect's license or registration
could be revoked if
(A)in talking with a potential client, the architect fails
to disclose ownership of stock in the client's chief
competitor and that personal financial interest
may influence the architect's judgment
(B) in a television interview about a controversial
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MANAGEMENT 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. An architecture firm is facing a deadline on a large
library project and decides to hire a freelance computer-aided design (CAD) drafter who
works from home to
assist the firm in completing the construction documents
on time. According to the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
(NCARB) Rules of Conduct, what
must the architect of record do to sign and seal the final
drawings?
(A) The architect must redline the drawings and have
the drafter make the appropriate corrections.
(B) The architect must review and correct the work
after it is prepared by the drafter and incorporate
it into the construction documents.
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,(C) The architect must thoroughly examine the drawings prepared by the drafter and
incorporate the work into the construction documents. The firm must also retain
documentation of communications with the drafter throughout the drafter's
involvement with the project and must keep
records o - ....ANSWER ...-(C) The architect must thoroughly examine the
drawings prepared by the drafter and incorporate the work into the construction
documents. The firm must also retain documentation of communications with the
drafter throughout the drafter's
involvement with the project and must keep
records of the architect's coordination of the work
for five years.
2. Which types of business organizations limit an individual's liability to the amount that
an individual has invested
in the company? (Choose the three that apply.)
(A) partnership
(B) corporation
(C) joint venture
(D) limited liability company
(E) limited liability partnership
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,(F) disadvantaged business enterprise - ....ANSWER ...-(B) corporation
(D) limited liability company
(E) limited liability partnership
3. Which of the following are required to prove negligence? (Choose the three that
apply.)
(A) agency
(B) breach
(C) cause
(D) commission
(E) damage
(F) duty - ....ANSWER ...-(B) breach
(E) damage
(F) duty
4. An architect writes a specification for floor tile for a
public restroom, which states that the tile is to be
"American Tile Company 12 X 12 porcelain floor tile,
Pattern 463 Oceania, Color 42 Sandstorm or approved
equal." The contractor contacts a local tile supplier and
discovers that this product has a 12-week lead time, but it
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, will be necessary to have the tile on site earlier to stay
within the project schedule. If the contractor wishes to
propose a different tile, when must that request to the
architect be submitted?
(A) during preparation of submittals
(B) prior to submitting a bid
(C) after the contract is awarded and an agreement
with the tiling subcontractor is signed
(D) during the project kick-off meeting - ....ANSWER ...-(B) prior to submitting a
bid
5. According to the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards (NCARB) Rules of Conduct, an architect's license or registration
could be revoked if
(A)in talking with a potential client, the architect fails
to disclose ownership of stock in the client's chief
competitor and that personal financial interest
may influence the architect's judgment
(B) in a television interview about a controversial
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