Free Open Book Licensing Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Open Book Licensing Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A Louisiana dealer supplies a wearable hearing device together with a detachable component made for that device. Under the Licensing Act, how is the detachable component treated?

   1. A. It is included within the hearing-aid definition
   2. B. It is classified only as repair service
   3. C. It is classified as a license
   4. D. It is excluded as office equipment

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Act No. 887 defines a hearing aid to include "any parts, attachments, or accessories of such an instrument or device". The detachable component is therefore within the statutory definition.

   Reference: Creator: PrintServer170 — Act No. 887 (2026), §1, R.S. 37:2442(2), p. 2

2. 2A licensee moves the office from the address in the Board's records. Under the Board bylaws, how soon must the new address be filed?

   1. A. Within 5 working days
   2. B. Within 10 calendar days
   3. C. Within 30 days
   4. D. At the next annual renewal

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Article X, Section 2 requires the new address to be filed "within five (5) working days of such removal".

   Reference: Board Bylaws Rev (2022) — Article X, Section 2, p. 7

3. 3A dealer needs to determine the amplification parameters for a client. Which activity does Louisiana place within the practice of selling and fitting hearing aids for that purpose?

   1. A. Necessary audiometry and other acoustic measurements
   2. B. Repairing a torn instrument housing
   3. C. Issuing a certificate of endorsement
   4. D. Registering a corporate trade name

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(4) includes "the necessary audiometry and other acoustic measurements essential to determine the parameters needed in amplification". That directly controls the dealer's task here.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(4)

4. 4After measurements are complete, a Louisiana dealer matches a client to a suitable instrument and adapts it to the client's needs. Which statutory practice element describes this work?

   1. A. Selection and adaptation of the appropriate hearing instrument
   2. B. Restoration of a broken hearing instrument
   3. C. Renewal of the dealer's annual license
   4. D. Inspection of a competing dealer's office

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The practice definition expressly includes "selection, and adaptation of the appropriate hearing instruments". Matching and adapting the device therefore falls within the licensed practice.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(4)

5. 5For a custom hearing instrument, a dealer creates the physical model needed for the selected device. What does Louisiana's practice definition call this activity?

   1. A. Making a proper ear impression
   2. B. Performing repair service and maintenance
   3. C. Posting the dealer's license
   4. D. Completing continuing education

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(4) includes "the making of a proper ear impression for the instrument selected, fitted, and delivered". The described physical model is that ear impression.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(4)

6. 6Immediately before taking an ear impression, which examination does Louisiana include in the dealer's statutory practice?

   1. A. Inspection of the ear canal with an otoscope
   2. B. Sound-field instrument evaluation
   3. C. Pure-tone bone-conduction testing
   4. D. Electroacoustic analysis of the finished device

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statute includes "the inspection of the ear canal with an otoscope before taking the impression". The timing in the scenario makes otoscopic inspection the unique answer.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(4)

7. 7A newly fitted client needs help obtaining the greatest benefit from amplification. Which activity is expressly part of the Louisiana practice definition?

   1. A. Providing all instruction and guidance necessary to maximize use
   2. B. Granting the client a certificate of endorsement
   3. C. Calibrating the Board's examination equipment
   4. D. Approving the dealer's annual education courses

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(4) concludes with "all of the instruction and guidance necessary to maximize use of amplification". Client guidance is therefore part of the practice.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(4)

8. 8A dealer intentionally misstates a device's capabilities to close a sale. Which Louisiana unethical-conduct category most directly applies?

   1. A. Obtaining a sale by fraud or misrepresentation
   2. B. Permitting another person to use a license
   3. C. Imitating a competitor's trademark
   4. D. Sharing profits with an ineligible person

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(6)(a) identifies "the obtaining of any fee or the making of any sale by fraud or misrepresentation" as unethical conduct.

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(6)(a)

9. 9A practice assigns fitting work covered by the Hearing Aid Dealers chapter to an employee whose license is suspended. Which prohibited category fits these facts?

   1. A. Employing a suspended or unlicensed person for covered work
   2. B. Using an inaccurate professional title
   3. C. Quoting a competitor's old price
   4. D. Claiming a device is custom made

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(6)(b) lists "employing directly or indirectly any suspended or unlicensed person to perform any work covered by this Chapter".

   Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(6)(b)

10. 10A promotional brochure makes improbable and untruthful claims about hearing-aid performance. Which statutory category governs the brochure?

    1. A. Misleading or untruthful advertising matter
    2. B. False disparagement of a competitor
    3. C. Improper acquisition of competitor information
    4. D. Use of a false business alias

    Answer: A

    Explanation: R.S. 37:2442(6)(c) covers advertising or promotional material "which is misleading, deceiving, improbable, or untruthful".

    Reference: Louisiana Laws - Louisiana State Legislature — R.S. 37:2442(6)(c)