FAA Final Exam

Note: You must obtain a score of 70% to pass this exam.

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1. What are the three key methods used to gather evidence during an audit? (Check three answers)

Complete a check list

Observe

Write a report

Ask

Debrief meeting

Review

2. What are two key characteristics of “objective evidence”? (Check two answers)

Factual

Interesting

Inference

Circumstantial

Verifiable

Just because

3. Which of the following are important considerations for an audit Guide list? (Check all 4 that apply )

What to look at

What time you will take lunch

What requirements are being audited

How to get a representative sample, i.e., a good “cross section” of organizational practices

What to look for

4. In order to have compliance, you must have: (Check one answer)

A requirement and objective evidence that it is met

A sense that all is well

A requirement and inferred compliance

A checklist and objective evidence

Circumstantial evidence and a requirement

Friendly auditees

5. For each pair of items in the left-hand column, select the answer with correct answer that corresponds to the purpose of this comparison, shown in the right-hand column. (One correct answers)

Organization’s Document to Workplace Practices	a. Intent
Requirement to Organization’s Document	b. Effectiveness
Workplace Practices to Results	c. Implementation

a., b., c.

c., b., a.

c., a., b.

b., a., c.

6. What two activities below best describe the general activities that occur during the two stages of corrective action? (Check two answers)

Evaluate the root cause and determine corrective action for a permanent fix

Notify the customer of the problem

Do nothing and hope the problem goes away

Inspect 100% for defects

Assign blame

Take positive action now to prevent problem from worsening

7. Which of the following could be examples of “Objective Evidence”? (Check all 5 that apply)

Completed Purchase Orders

Meeting minutes

Auditor &/or auditee opinions

Training records

Noncompliant product &/or practices verified during the audit

Engineering change records

8. What are the three directions an auditor could take when examining a process? (Check three answers)

Interrogation

Trace backward

Documentation evaluation

Trace forward

Random sequence

Investigative

9. Why is it important to discuss noncompliance issues during the audit? (Check all 4 that apply)

To be sure you have facts, not inferences

To ensure mutual understanding of the facts

To annoy the auditee

To avoid misunderstandings &/or misinterpretation of facts by the auditor

To avoid running out of things to talk about

To confer with a colleague (away from the auditee), regarding interpretation of the requirement &/or evidence

10. What are three key elements of a Noncompliance (N/C) write-up? (Check three answers)

Description of the noncompliance (aka encountered condition)

Jargon and acronyms

Verifiable objective evidence

Extraneous details

The requirement (aka required condition)

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