0. How the CPH Exam Works: Eligibility, Blueprint, Scoring

Practice quiz

1. Question 1
   Of the 200 items on a CPH exam form, how many are unscored pretest items?

   • A) 10
   • B) 15
   • C) 25
   • D) 50

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2. Question 2
   Person A runs short on confidence and leaves several items blank before submitting. How are those blank items treated?

   • A) They are counted as wrong answers.
   • B) They are dropped from the score.
   • C) They earn partial credit.
   • D) They are replaced by pretest items.

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3. Question 3
   Which statement about a CPH scaled score of 500 is correct?

   • A) It means 500 questions were answered correctly.
   • B) It means 62.5 percent of questions were answered correctly.
   • C) It means the same fixed number of raw correct answers on every form.
   • D) It is the passing point on a transformed scale that runs from 200 to 800.

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4. Question 4
   Law and Ethics carries 8 percent of the exam weight. About how many of the 175 scored items should a candidate expect from it?

   • A) 8
   • B) 14
   • C) 16
   • D) 21

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5. Question 5
   A candidate does not pass on the first try. What is the retake fee, and what is the maximum number of attempts?

   • A) $385 per attempt, three attempts
   • B) $95 per attempt, unlimited attempts
   • C) $150 per attempt, six attempts
   • D) $150 per attempt, four attempts

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6. Question 6
   Person B holds a graduate degree in sociology and has taught undergraduate public health courses for three years. Which statement fits the faculty route as the lesson describes it?

   • A) Person B qualifies, because the degree must be graduate level but need not be in public health, and three years of public health teaching is required.
   • B) Person B does not qualify, because the faculty route requires a public health doctorate.
   • C) Person B does not qualify, because only graduate-level teaching counts.
   • D) Person B qualifies only after five years of teaching.

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7. Question 7
   A candidate plans to take the one short break the exam allows. What should they know about it?

   • A) The clock pauses until they return.
   • B) The break adds fifteen minutes to the exam.
   • C) Breaks are allowed only for online candidates.
   • D) Break time, including the repeated security process, counts against the four hours.

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8. Question 8
   After passing, how many recertification credits must a CPH report, how often, and what is the recertification fee the lesson gives?

   • A) 15 credits every year, $50
   • B) 30 credits every two years, $95
   • C) 50 credits every three years, $150
   • D) 60 credits every five years, $385

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9. Question 9
   On the exam, a scenario set is best described as:

   • A) two or more items that share one stem, each answered separately
   • B) a single item with two correct answers
   • C) an unscored section at the end of the exam
   • D) a group of items worth double points

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10. Question 10
    An item describes a task, and Person C knows their own health department handles it differently from the published framework. According to the lesson, how should they answer?

    • A) Choose the option that matches their agency's procedure.
    • B) Leave the item blank to avoid a penalty.
    • C) Answer from the published framework, because every item is validated against a published reference.
    • D) Choose whichever option sounds the most cautious.

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