Section 1 Practice Problems Flashcards
(18 cards)
Which of the following statements is least correct in describing a professional landscape architect? A professional landscape architect:
A. is obligated to perform according to the standards and
code of ethics set by the ASLA
B. is money oriented
C. has significant obligations to her/his employees
D. has specific and legally binding obligations to clients
Answer is A
Which of the following is not a typical project management activity?
A. client liaison
B. setting the firm’s profit goals
C. setting a project budget
D. maximizing productivity
Answer is B
The purpose of an employment agreement is to:
A. Define the employees work responsibilities
B. Primarily protect the firm from employee action
C. Identify terms, such as severance pay, when an employee leaves voluntarily or is asked to leave
D. All the above
Answer is D
List the order in which the following activities occur.
A. work plan
B. scope of services
C. RFP
D. budget
Answer is C.B.A.D.
Who is responsible for securing and monitoring the registration of landscape architects?
A. State Chapter ASLA.
B. Council of Landscape Architects Registration Boards
(CLARB)
C. member of the American Society of Landscape
Architects
D. registered landscape architects in the state
Answer is B
Landscape Architects may be licensed under a…
A. practice act
B. title act
C. certification act
D. practice and title act
Answer is D
Which of the following best describes the REAL reason Landscape architects support the licensing of the
profession?
A. to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public
B. to protect the public from deceit and fraud
C. to restrict the activities of other professionals such as architect’s
D. to protect the interests of the landscape architecture profession in the State
Answer is A
The process of beginning a project involves an introductory phase wherein the owner presents explicit descriptive specifications for the proposed undertaking. Rather than simply indicate interest without nuance, and to avoid issuing irresponsible considerations for multiple projects, a contractor is required to submit a ______ to express their specifications (including designs and price for the planned construction.
A. Bid
B. Shop Drawings.
C. Notice of Award
D. Remand
Answer is A, Bid
What information would not be found in the instructions to bidder?
A. Production substitution information
B. The time and place to submit the bid.
C. Site Plans
D. The start Date of the project.
Answer is C, The site Plans
What is the role of CLARB? (Select all that apply).
A. To set the minimum requirements to become a licensed in each state.
B. To compile records of professionals.
C. To work in conjunction with ASLA to produce the LARE.
D. To provide services, which examine the competency of each candidate.
Answer is B & D
The owner may terminate the contract if… (Select all that apply).
A. the contractor has gone bankrupt.
B. A contractor is working too slowly.
C. The contractor fails to pay the subcontractors.
D. the contractor fails persistently disregards local ordinances.
Answer is A, C & D.
Phillip runs a small Landscape Architecture firm. His college roommate Desmond runs a medium sized Architecture firm. Desmond has decided that he would like his company to go after larger government work and needs a Landscape Architecture firm to get the work. He asks Phillip to permanently join together their two companies, but Phillip has some reservations and would like to try it out on a short term basis. What type of company should the two friends form?
A. Corporation
B. Joint Venture
C. Partnership
D. Sole Proprietorship
Answer is B, Joint Venture
In order to begin using a building after all of the work has been completed, what must be obtained from the local municipality?
A. Certificate of residency.
B. Building Permit.
C. Zoning Permit.
D. Certificate of Occupancy.
Answer is D.
What type of specifications instruct the contractor on where to deliver and store all of the materials on site?
A. General
B. Technical
C. Performance
D. Organizational
Answer is A
A Landscape architect has won a case in small claims court against a former client. The client has refused to pay the judgment in the case. What action should the Landscape Architect take next?
A. Hire a repo man to obtain the settlement.
B. File a deposition with the court.
C. File a writ of execution.
D. Nothing can be done besides waiting for the payment.
Answer is C
A Landscape architect and his client initially come to a verbal agreement to do a project based on lump sum pricing. After looking at the project in more detail, a contract is drawn up with the fee being paid as a percentage of the final construction cost and is signed by both parties. At the end of the project , the client wants to pay a lump sum fee because it is considerably less than the percentage of the final construction cost. The landscape architect takes his client to court to sort out the payment terms. What amount should the landscape architect get paid?
A. Lump sum fee.
B. Percentage of the final construction cost
C. Cost of the work plus an additional fee
D. Not enough information to determine the answer
Answer is B
All contractors are held to the same expectations in this arena regardless of geographical distinction or manner of specialization. Veracity of legal cases are ostensibly determined utilizing this method of reasoning:
A. Reasonable care and skill
B. Stature of limitations
C. Standards of practice
Answer is C
Which of the following would be grounds for a landscape architect to lose his or her license?
A. Signing and sealing drawings in which he or she supervised.
B. Endorsing a specific supplier without receiving compensation
C. Losing the mental capacity to perform his or her job
D. Disclosing any payments received to make public statements about a proposed project
Answer is C
