Multiple Choice (Circle the correct answer(s)):

1. The purpose of control is to:
a) find deviations in a plan, assign responsibility, and reprimand (or clarify instructions to) individual(s) at fault
b) exercise proper decision-making authority over subordinates
c) find deviations in a plan, correct them, and prevent them in the future
d) ensure that the project is run according to plan
e) take charge of the situation, yet remain flexible and receptive to suggestions from subordinates 

2. The first step in the control process is to establish standards derived from:
a) on-the-spot observation
b) feedback control
c) objectives of the organization and its individual programs
d) impact assessment
e) knowledge of environmental, technological, and socio-psychological factors 

3. Select the type of control which best describes the activities listed below.
Type of Control:
a) preliminary control
b) monitoring
c) evaluation

____ performing a cost benefit study of a completed project for future application
____ establishing a routine quality control procedure
____ authorizing the requisition of supplies and equipment to be used in an operation
____ noting that an ongoing project has exhausted its supplies for repairs

4. Decisions to accept or reject incoming materials should be based on:
a) a routine procedure for quality control
b) cash-to-commitment ratios
c) the critical path method
d) on-the-spot observation
e) group consensus of field staff

5. In budgeting for relief operations, a manager should be especially careful to:
a) make sure that all or a portion of the funds distributed are recoverable to the program
b) establish a fixed budget and adhere to it once the decision has been made
c) anticipate and provide for the needs of as many people in as great a radius of the affected area as possible
d) keep enough cash on hand to meet obligations
e) keep the cash-to-commitment ratio above 3:1 and take immediate corrective action when it falls below 3:1

6. A detailed examination of financial statements to enable the manager to determine the adequacy of financial planning and budgeting is known as:
a) a management audit
b) a financial audit
c) a cost-benefit analysis
d) a standard cost analysis
e) quality control

7. When the shipment of food arrived for scheduled distribution to stricken villages, trucks were not available to make deliveries because they were being used by the medical team for another scheduled activity. This type of scheduling conflict would be more likely to occur using which method of graphic display?
a) DART method
b) PERT method
c) CPM method
d) Precedence diagram
e) Gantt chart

8. The DART method is like the Gantt chart except that in the DART method:
a) principal activities are identified and their duration represented by horizontal bars drawn on the row representing that activity
b) each activity is divided into the various sub-activities that are needed to complete the primary activity
c) the sequence of execution of each activity is broken down
d) relationships and precedence of activities are shown by arrows connected to sets of boxes
e) the time scale for completing the project appears on the horizontal axis

9. The PERT method is especially useful where:
a) time can be estimated accurately and cost can be determined in advance
b) activities that are either behind or ahead of schedule need to be singled out

c) large complex projects need to be broken down
d) a non-routine project is performed only once
e) repetitive problems arise in daily operations and require standardization of procedures

True/False (Indicate T or F):

_____ 10. Discrepancies between standards and performance are more easily discernible for field operations than for middle management functions.

_____ 11. The control process generally involves a combination of direct on-site supervision and indirect techniques.

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