CASLI TEST BANK UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
●● What must a candidate hold to take the Generalist Knowledge
Exam?
Answer: A valid RID account with their legal name, email address, and
RID member number.
●● True or False: Deaf Interpreters must submit an audiogram showing
a hearing loss of 60 db or more in their better ear (unaided) to CASLI.
Answer: True.
●● Can a candidate with an NIC-Advanced certificate from RID take the
CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam?
Answer: No.
●● What is the purpose of the Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey for the
NIC credential?
Answer: To gather information to validate the Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities required for an NIC interpreter.
●● What is the significance of the Deaf Interpreter Job/Task Analysis
conducted in March 2018?
,Answer: To identify tasks performed by Deaf Interpreters and the KSAs
required to perform those tasks.
●● How many parts does the knowledge portion of the CASLI
Generalist Knowledge Exam have?
Answer: Two parts: Fundamentals of Interpreting and Ethical Decision
Making and Cultural Responsiveness.
●● What does the Fundamentals of Interpreting exam consist of?
Answer: A computer-based exam with 120 multiple choice questions,
half in ASL and half in written English.
●● What are the four major domains covered in the Fundamentals of
Interpreting exam?
Answer: The specific domains are not listed, but the exam covers key
aspects of interpreting.
●● What are the tenets that interpreters must adhere to?
Answer: Confidential communication, professional skills, appropriate
conduct, respect for consumers, respect for colleagues, ethical business
practices, and professional development.
●● What is the guiding principle of the RID Code of Professional
Conduct?
,Answer: 100% confidentiality.
●● What does the philosophy of the RID Code of Professional Conduct
aim to protect?
Answer: Communication equality and fairness for all American Deaf
people.
●● Who votes to certify and qualify interpreters according to the voting
protocol?
Answer: RID and NAD.
●● When was the CPC adopted?
Answer: July, 2005
●● What are the guiding principles of the CPC?
Answer: Confidentiality, language skills, professionalism, equality,
professional development.
●● What is the primary ethical obligation of interpreters regarding
confidentiality?
Answer: Interpreters must adhere to standards of confidential
communication, except for threats of suicide or subpoenas.
●● What should interpreters do with job information?
, Answer: Share it only on a confidential and 'as-needed basis' with
involved parties.
●● How should interpreters manage data related to job assignments?
Answer: Manage data, invoices, and records confidentially, using locked
files and shredding when necessary.
●● What must interpreters inform consumers about regarding
confidential information?
Answer: They must inform consumers when federal or state laws require
disclosure of confidential information.
●● What professional skills must interpreters possess?
Answer: Interpreters must have the professional skills and knowledge
required for specific interpreting situations.
●● What should interpreters do if they encounter a situation they cannot
handle?
Answer: They should not take assignments they cannot perform due to
physical, mental, or emotional factors.
●● What is the interpreter's responsibility regarding the message being
interpreted?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
●● What must a candidate hold to take the Generalist Knowledge
Exam?
Answer: A valid RID account with their legal name, email address, and
RID member number.
●● True or False: Deaf Interpreters must submit an audiogram showing
a hearing loss of 60 db or more in their better ear (unaided) to CASLI.
Answer: True.
●● Can a candidate with an NIC-Advanced certificate from RID take the
CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam?
Answer: No.
●● What is the purpose of the Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey for the
NIC credential?
Answer: To gather information to validate the Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities required for an NIC interpreter.
●● What is the significance of the Deaf Interpreter Job/Task Analysis
conducted in March 2018?
,Answer: To identify tasks performed by Deaf Interpreters and the KSAs
required to perform those tasks.
●● How many parts does the knowledge portion of the CASLI
Generalist Knowledge Exam have?
Answer: Two parts: Fundamentals of Interpreting and Ethical Decision
Making and Cultural Responsiveness.
●● What does the Fundamentals of Interpreting exam consist of?
Answer: A computer-based exam with 120 multiple choice questions,
half in ASL and half in written English.
●● What are the four major domains covered in the Fundamentals of
Interpreting exam?
Answer: The specific domains are not listed, but the exam covers key
aspects of interpreting.
●● What are the tenets that interpreters must adhere to?
Answer: Confidential communication, professional skills, appropriate
conduct, respect for consumers, respect for colleagues, ethical business
practices, and professional development.
●● What is the guiding principle of the RID Code of Professional
Conduct?
,Answer: 100% confidentiality.
●● What does the philosophy of the RID Code of Professional Conduct
aim to protect?
Answer: Communication equality and fairness for all American Deaf
people.
●● Who votes to certify and qualify interpreters according to the voting
protocol?
Answer: RID and NAD.
●● When was the CPC adopted?
Answer: July, 2005
●● What are the guiding principles of the CPC?
Answer: Confidentiality, language skills, professionalism, equality,
professional development.
●● What is the primary ethical obligation of interpreters regarding
confidentiality?
Answer: Interpreters must adhere to standards of confidential
communication, except for threats of suicide or subpoenas.
●● What should interpreters do with job information?
, Answer: Share it only on a confidential and 'as-needed basis' with
involved parties.
●● How should interpreters manage data related to job assignments?
Answer: Manage data, invoices, and records confidentially, using locked
files and shredding when necessary.
●● What must interpreters inform consumers about regarding
confidential information?
Answer: They must inform consumers when federal or state laws require
disclosure of confidential information.
●● What professional skills must interpreters possess?
Answer: Interpreters must have the professional skills and knowledge
required for specific interpreting situations.
●● What should interpreters do if they encounter a situation they cannot
handle?
Answer: They should not take assignments they cannot perform due to
physical, mental, or emotional factors.
●● What is the interpreter's responsibility regarding the message being
interpreted?
