CPRE Risk Management and Legal Compliance 1

Question 1

Which risk management technique involves transferring financial risk to a third party through insurance or contract provisions?

Accepted Answer

Risk transfer

Answer

Risk transfer shifts the financial consequences of a loss to another party, typically through insurance policies or contractual indemnification clauses.

Question 2

A park agency requiring all program participants to sign a waiver is attempting to:

Accepted Answer

Transfer assumption of inherent risk to the participant and document informed consent

Answer

Waivers and assumption-of-risk documents inform participants of inherent risks and, where enforceable, transfer liability for those risks to the participant.

Question 3

The standard of care in negligence cases for park agencies is typically defined as:

Accepted Answer

What a reasonably prudent park professional would do under similar circumstances

Answer

Negligence is determined by whether the defendant acted as a reasonably prudent professional would have under similar circumstances.

Question 4

In a slip-and-fall case against a park agency, contributory negligence refers to:

Accepted Answer

The visitor's own actions that contributed to causing their injury

Answer

Contributory or comparative negligence assigns partial fault to the injured party for their own role in causing the incident.

Question 5

Which federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

CPRE - Certified Park and Recreation Executive Practice Test

CPRE - Certified Park and Recreation Executive Practice Test

CPRE Risk Management and Legal Compliance 1