Administration Practice Test Questions
and Answers10
Evaluating construction for conformance at project closeout includes which of the following?
I. Observation and punch lists [deficiency lists]
II. Conditional acceptance
III. Maintenance period
IV. Certificate of Compliance
A. I and II only
B. II and IV only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV - ANSWERS -D. I, II, III and IV
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.