Get prepared to take the Certified Medical Assistant Exam.  These practice questions will give you a general overview of what's you'll find on the actual exam. 

Directions: Each of the following questions is followed by five possible responses.  Choose the best answer.

5 Sample Questions

Ethical standards are

  • A. Laws
  • B. Moral principles
  • C. Regulations
  • D. Traditions
  • E. Virtues

Libel is defamation through

  • A. Oral statements that tend to damage an individual's reputation
  • B. Written statements that tend to damage an individual's reputation
  • C. Written truths about a person
  • D. Oral truths about a person
  • E. None of the above

To show empathy, the medical assistant could

  • A. Express sympathy for the patient's problems
  • B. Tell the patient about his or her own problems
  • C. Acknowledge the patient's feelings
  • D. Make no comment--it is none of the medical assistant's business
  • E. Tell patients how they can fix their problems

The four "D"s necessary to prove negligence in a malpractice case include

  • A. Discussion, defendant, damages, direction
  • B. Duty, derelict, direct cause, damages
  • C. Dury, direction, direct cause, damages
  • D. Direction, derelict, discussion, damages
  • E. None of the above

A physician's license can be revoked or suspended

  • A. Conviction of a crime
  • B. Unprofessional activity
  • C. Physical or mental incapacitation
  • D. Sinility
  • E. All of the above