CATA Practice Exam Questions (Ch 1-
5) with Correct Answers
Which one of the following is not a goal of a professional organization?
A. Bring together professionally competent individuals
B. Provide an opportunity to work as a group with a single purpose
C. Upgrade the profession through the establishment of standards
D. Help athletic trainers make the majority of their decisions - ✔✔D. Help athletic
trainers make the majority of their decisions
After World War I, the development of the athletic trainer as a specialist in preventing
and managing athletic injuries resulted from the work of this physician.
A. Cramer
B. Torg
C. Bilik
D. Davis - ✔✔C. Bilik
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,In 1932, which family published the "First Aider"?
A. Bilik
B. Cramer
C. Torg
D. Davis - ✔✔B. Cramer
The athletic trainer is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic
environment EXCEPT:
A. Prevention of athletic injuries
B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
C. First aid and injury management
D. Implementation of prescribed rehabilitation - ✔✔B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
Which would not be considered an appropriate injury-prevention strategy adopted by
an athletic trainer?
A. Coordinating the administration of comprehensive physical examinations and pre-
participation screenings of all athletes
B. Implementing appropriate training and conditioning programs for all athletes
C. Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
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,D. Selecting and fitting any necessary protective equipment for all athletes - ✔✔C.
Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
Which of the following performance domains includes the athletic trainer's
responsibility to educate others?
A. Professional Responsibilities
B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
C. Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries
D. Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis - ✔✔B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Seeing that the protective equipment is of the highest quality, properly fitted, and
maintained is the responsibility of the:
A. Athletic trainer
B. Equipment personnel
C. Coach
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following performance domains includes explaining proper nutrition?
A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
B. Professional Responsibilities
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, C. Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning
D. Organization and Administration - ✔✔A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Which of the following organizations is responsible for drug education and testing?
A. National Athletic Trainer's Association
B. American College of Sports Medicine
C. NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards
D. National Strength and Conditioning Association - ✔✔C. NCAA Committee on
Competitive Safeguards
The team physician:
A. Need not be cognizant of the physical demands of the various sports because that is
the athletic trainer's role
B. Needs to work completely independent of the athletic trainer
C. Needs to focus the physical exam on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure
D. Is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play - ✔✔D. Is
the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play
When did athletic training become recognized as an allied health profession?
A. 1994
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5) with Correct Answers
Which one of the following is not a goal of a professional organization?
A. Bring together professionally competent individuals
B. Provide an opportunity to work as a group with a single purpose
C. Upgrade the profession through the establishment of standards
D. Help athletic trainers make the majority of their decisions - ✔✔D. Help athletic
trainers make the majority of their decisions
After World War I, the development of the athletic trainer as a specialist in preventing
and managing athletic injuries resulted from the work of this physician.
A. Cramer
B. Torg
C. Bilik
D. Davis - ✔✔C. Bilik
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,In 1932, which family published the "First Aider"?
A. Bilik
B. Cramer
C. Torg
D. Davis - ✔✔B. Cramer
The athletic trainer is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic
environment EXCEPT:
A. Prevention of athletic injuries
B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
C. First aid and injury management
D. Implementation of prescribed rehabilitation - ✔✔B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
Which would not be considered an appropriate injury-prevention strategy adopted by
an athletic trainer?
A. Coordinating the administration of comprehensive physical examinations and pre-
participation screenings of all athletes
B. Implementing appropriate training and conditioning programs for all athletes
C. Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
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,D. Selecting and fitting any necessary protective equipment for all athletes - ✔✔C.
Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
Which of the following performance domains includes the athletic trainer's
responsibility to educate others?
A. Professional Responsibilities
B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
C. Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries
D. Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis - ✔✔B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Seeing that the protective equipment is of the highest quality, properly fitted, and
maintained is the responsibility of the:
A. Athletic trainer
B. Equipment personnel
C. Coach
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following performance domains includes explaining proper nutrition?
A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
B. Professional Responsibilities
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, C. Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning
D. Organization and Administration - ✔✔A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Which of the following organizations is responsible for drug education and testing?
A. National Athletic Trainer's Association
B. American College of Sports Medicine
C. NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards
D. National Strength and Conditioning Association - ✔✔C. NCAA Committee on
Competitive Safeguards
The team physician:
A. Need not be cognizant of the physical demands of the various sports because that is
the athletic trainer's role
B. Needs to work completely independent of the athletic trainer
C. Needs to focus the physical exam on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure
D. Is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play - ✔✔D. Is
the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play
When did athletic training become recognized as an allied health profession?
A. 1994
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