NCIDQ Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which light and color characteristic would be MOST effective to enhance way-finding in a senior living facility?

A. Brightness

B. Hue

C. Contrast

D. Saturation

In a legal dispute between a client and a designer, a letter of agreement is considered __________.

A. Negotiable

B. Nonnegotiable

C. Legally binding

D. Binding following arbitration

You have designed a small auditorium for an office building with access from the seating area to the stage to permit wheelchair access to the stage without leaving the auditorium. Your client wishes to remove the wheelchair access.

How should you proceed?

A. Write a letter advising the client that ADA guidelines are being violated against your advice, and place a copy of the letter in the job file.

B. Inform the building department that you are not being permitted to design in compliance with ADA guidelines.

C. Inform the client that you will be terminating work on this portion of the project until the issue can be resolved by arbitration.

D. Accept the client's position and redesign the auditorium as directed

What correctly defines the phrase "or equal" as it relates to specifications?

A. Alternative products listed in the specification may be substituted.

B. The proposed substitution of a product is allowed if the bidder believes it is an equivalent.

C. Alternatives can be considered if they can be proven to be equivalent in quality.

D. The proposed substitution can be made only if submitted prior to close of bids [tenders].

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about addenda?

A. An addendum is sent only to the contractor requesting the clarification

B. Addenda are only issued before the construction contract is signed

C. Addenda are used to modify or interpret the contract documents

D. An addendum must be issued four or five days before bid opening

For a client who wants to hire the best contractor for a project a the best price and limit potentially nonqualified companies, the interior designer should suggest __________.

A. An invitation to bid

B. An advertisement to bid

C. Prequalification of bidders

D. A negotiated contract

The final responsibility of awarding a contract rests with the __________.

A. Interior designer

B. Construction manager

C. Owner

D. Owner's legal counsel

An interior designer is evaluating various alternatives for a particular building product as they relate to

sustainability.

The interior designer would most likely use __________.

A. An environmental impact study

B. A life-cycle assessment

C. An impact assessment

D. A matrix comparison chart

The two most important factors in determining the number of exits required for a particular room or space are __________.

A. Occupancy and the distance from the room exit to the building exit

B. The exit widths and common path of egress travel

C. The occupant load and building size

D. The occupancy and the occupant load

A perspective is the best drawing type to use when presenting to a client because it __________.

A. Is the quickest method of rendering space

B. Most accurately shows vertical dimensions relative to the viewer

C. Is most like the way space and objects are perceived

D. Offers the widest choice of view points