APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  Who promoted a dream city "Radiant City"?

  A. Frank Lloyd Wright
  B. LeCorbusier
  C. Louis Wirth
  D. James Rouse
  B. LeCorbusier

• Question 202:

  Who founded the Sierra Club and when?

  A. John Muir, 1892
  B. John Muir, 1893
  C. Jacob Riis, 1892
  D. Jacob Riis, 1893
  A. John Muir, 1892

• Question 203:

  Which of the following is not part of the AICP Code of Ethics?

  A. Assist in the clarification of community goals, objectives and policies in plan-making.
  B. A planner must have special concern for the long range consequences of present actions.
  C. A planner must strive to expand choice and opportunity for all persons, recognizing a special responsibility to plan for the needs of disadvantaged groups and person, and must urge the alteration of policies, institutions and decisions which oppose such needs.
  D. A planner must strive to give citizens the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs. Participation should be broad enough to include people who lack formal organization or influence.
  C. A planner must strive to expand choice and opportunity for all persons, recognizing a special responsibility to plan for the needs of disadvantaged groups and person, and must urge the alteration of policies, institutions and decisions which oppose such needs.

• Question 204:

  Baby boomers are those born between the years of?

  A. 1940-1945
  B. 1965-1976
  C. 1977-2000
  D. 1946-1964
  D. 1946-1964

• Question 205:

  What did Jane Jacobs write?

  A. Children of the poor
  B. White City
  C. Rural by design
  D. Death and life of great American cities
  D. Death and life of great American cities

• Question 206:

  Successful negotiation in complex situations is facilitated by:

  A. Independent analyses to support each party's concerns.
  B. Joint fact-finding for each party's issues.
  C. Hiring experts to document each party's positions.
  D. Setting a specific time limit on the negotiation process.
  B. Joint fact-finding for each party's issues.

• Question 207:

  The process of working toward community consensus for neighborhood planning should begin with:

  A. Developing options and alternatives for consideration.
  B. Determining the purpose and objectives of the process.
  C. Preparing agendas for the upcoming community meetings.
  D. Creating a communication strategy for reaching community members.
  B. Determining the purpose and objectives of the process.

• Question 208:

  What theory of urban form holds that human settlements are organized around several discrete centers?

  A. Multiple Nuclei
  B. Central Place Theory
  C. Concentric Zones
  D. Sector Theory
  A. Multiple Nuclei

• Question 209:

  A small town has 25 percent of its jobs in the education sector, but the nation has 10 percent of its total jobs in the education sector. What is the education location quotient of this town?

  A. 0.25
  B. 2.5
  C. 15
  D. 35
  B. 2.5

• Question 210:

  Where was the first study of the four steps in the travel demand model?

  A. Chicago, IL
  B. Los Angeles, CA
  C. Columbus, OH
  D. Boston, MA
  A. Chicago, IL