Answer Key

for the HRCI Exam Guide Practice Test

To be used with:

Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, and Cardy, Managing Human Resources, 4/e

Functional Area
Strategic Management
Workforce Planning and Employment
Human Resource Development
Compensation and Benefits
Employee and Labor Relations
Occupational Health, Safety and Security

% of Exam
12%
26%
15%
20%
21%
6%

Number of Questions
Provided on Practice Test
24 (# 1 to 24)
52 (# 25 to 76)
30 (# 77 to 106)
40 (# 107 to 146)
42 (# 147 to 188)
12 (# 189 to 200)

This answer key provides the correct answer for each of the questions on the practice test,
as well as the chapter and page number locations for information related to each answer.
Test questions are representative of the kinds of questions found on the HRCI exam. The
chapter and page locations indicated below contain information related to the concepts
and general content of each test question, not necessarily to the exact content and/or
words used in each test question.
Test Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Correct
Response
a
c
c
d
a
c
a

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

c
a
d
c
d
c
b
a
a

Chapter and Page Numbers Containing

Information Related to the Test Item
Chapter 1, pp. 20-24
Chapter 1, pp. 24-28
Chapter 3, pp. 90-96
Chapter 1, pp. 24-32
Chapter 8, pp. 258-261
Chapter 1, pp. 24-28; Chapter 8, pp. 261-265
Chapter 2, pp. 54-56; Chapter 7, pp. 237-239;
Chapter 8, p. 279
Chapter 1, pp. 5-6
Chapter 1, p. 12; Chapter 2, pp. 54-55
Chapter 1, p. 10; Chapter 2, p. 10;
Chapter 1, pp. 10-14
Chapter 2, pp. 52-53
Chapter 2, pp. 75-76
Chapter 2, pp. 75-76
Chapter 1, pp. 37-39
Chapter 17, pp. 583-585

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

d
a
b
c
b
a
a
b
a
b

27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

a
b
d
a
c
b
b
c
a
c
c
a
d
c
b
b
b
b
a
b
c
a
b
a
b
b
a
a
b
a
c
d
d
a

Chapter 17, pp. 581-589

Chapter 1, p. 3, p. 22
Chapter 1, pp. 14-15; Chapter 13, p. 447
Chapter 3, p. 100; Chapter 4, pp. 135-136
Chapter 1, pp. 10-16
Chapter 1, p. 16; Chapter 2, pp. 73-74
Chapter 1, pp. 5-6; Chapter 5, p. 165
Chapter 8, pp. 277, 280-283
Chapter 3, p. 89
Chapter 3, p. 100; Chapter 5, p. 185; Chapter 6,
pp. 200, 202, 205
Chapter 3, pp. 90-99
Chapter 3, p. 99
Chapter 3, pp. 100-103
Chapter 2, pp. 61-68
Chapter 2, pp. 68-70
Chapter 2, pp. 61-71
Chapter 2, p. 71
Chapter 5, pp. 154-160
Chapter 5, pp. 154-160
Chapter 5, pp. 163-171
Chapter 2, pp. 71-75
Chapter 5, pp. 172-173
Chapter 5, pp. 173-187
Chapter 5, p. 174
Chapter 3, p. 107; Chapter 4, pp. 132-133
Chapter 5, pp. 177-181
Chapter 5, pp. 177-187
Chapter 5, pp. 177-187
Chapter 9, pp. 307-309
Chapter 12, pp. 408-409
Chapter 8, pp. 286-287
Chapter 5, pp. 164-167
Chapter 5, pp. 164-167
Chapter 2, pp. 75-76
Chapter 2, pp. 63-68
Chapter 2, pp. 63-68
Chapter 2, pp. 61-68
Chapter 2, pp. 61-71
Chapter 2, pp. 68-71
Chapter 2, p. 67; Chapter 3, pp. 86-90
Chapter 2, pp. 60-61; Chapter 9, p. 316
Chapter 17, pp. 581-590
Chapter 1, pp. 20-28
Chapter 5, pp. 154-160

61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105

c
a
d
b
c
b
b
d
a
c
b
d
d
d
a
a
b
a
b
d
c
a
d
b
a
c
b
b
a
a
b
a
a
b
b
a
a
c
c
a
d
b
c
a
c

Chapter 5, pp. 173-177

Chapter 5, pp. 172-173
Chapter 5, pp. 154-159
Chapter 5, pp. 163-171
Chapter 3, pp. 90-93; Chapter 5, p. 170
Chapter 5, pp. 163-171
Chapter 5, pp. 164-165
Chapter 2, pp. 90-100; Chapter 5, pp. 182-183
Chapter 5, pp. 177-181
Chapter 5, pp. 173-177
Chapter 5, pp. 174-175
Chapter 5, pp. 177-181
Chapter 5, pp. 177-181
Chapter 8, pp. 286-288
Chapter 5, pp. 185-186
Chapter 17, pp. 575-581
Chapter 8, pp. 266-285
Chapter 8, pp. 258-266
Chapter 8, pp. 258-266
Chapter 8, pp. 266-267
Chapter 8, pp. 265-257
Chapter 8, pp. 261-265
Chapter 8, p. 266
Chapter 8, pp. 267-268
Chapter 8, pp. 270-271
Chapter 8, pp. 270-271
Chapter 17, pp. 585-588
Chapter 2, p. 17
Chapter 8, pp. 283-285
Chapter 7, pp. 222-226
Chapter 7, pp. 228-229
Chapter 7, pp. 240-247
Chapter 7, pp. 243-244
Chapter 9, pp. 297-309
Chapter 8, pp. 286-287
Chapter 8, pp. 265-267
Chapter 2, pp. 48-53
Chapter 7, pp. 225-232
Chapter 7, pp. 225-232
Chapter 7, pp. 240-247
Chapter 12, pp. 416-421
Chapter 6, pp. 213-214
Chapter 17, pp. 588-593
Chapter 17, pp. 581-589
Chapter 8, pp. 283-285

106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150

a
b
b
a
b
d
b
a
b
a
a
c
a
c
a
c
b
c
a
b
d
b
d
c
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
c
c
b
d
b
a
b
c
d
a
c
a

Chapter 7, pp. 239-249

Chapter 3, pp. 90-93; Chapter 10, pp. 353-356
Chapter 12, pp. 416-421
Chapter 11, pp. 362-367
Chapter 10, pp. 329-332
Chapter 10, pp. 347-350
Chapter 10, pp. 342-347
Chapter 10, pp. 342-347; Chapter 11, pp. 392-393
Chapter 11, pp. 362-367
Chapter 10, pp. 346-347
Chapter 10, pp. 346-351
Chapter 11, pp. 383-386
Chapter 10, pp. 352-353
Chapter 10, pp. 350-352
Chapter 11, pp. 362-364
Chapter 10, p. 354
Chapter 11, pp. 380-383
Chapter 11, pp. 364-370
Chapter 11, pp. 363-370
Chapter 17, pp. 592-593
Chapter 12, pp. 422-424
Chapter 12, pp. 408-409
Chapter 12, pp. 409-411
Chapter 12, pp. 406-408; Chapter 16, pp. 538-542
Chapter 3, p. 100; Chapter 12, pp. 413-417
Chapter 12, pp. 411-413
Chapter 12, pp. 416-417, 421
Chapter 12, pp. 417-421
Chapter 13, pp. 452-455
Chapter 11, pp. 387-388
Chapter 12, p. 401
Chapter 12, pp. 413-414
Chapter 17, pp. 592-593
Chapter 17, pp. 583-587, 592-593
Chapter 17, pp. 592-593
Chapter 12, pp. 414-416
Chapter 12, pp. 411-416
Chapter 11, pp. 363-367
Chapter 11, pp. 383-386
Chapter 6, pp. 196-197; Chapter 12, p. 423
Chapter12, pp. 402-403
Chapter 15, pp. 500-501
Chapter 15, p. 503
Chapter 15, pp. 502-503
Chapter 15, pp. 517-518

151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195

b
a
b
a
a
b
a
d
a
b
c
a
a
e
b
b
a
d
a
d
a
d
a
c
a
b
a
a
b
a
b
a
a
b
c
d
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
c
a

Chapter 15, pp. 502-503, 514-520

Chapter 15, p. 502
Chapter 14, pp. 467-469
Chapter 15, pp. 503-504
Chapter 6, pp. 209-213
Chapter 15, pp. 503-504
Chapter 15, pp. 522-524
Chapter 17, pp. 581-585
Chapter 15, pp. 508-510
Chapter 17, pp. 583-585
Chapter 13, pp. 434-450
Chapter 13, pp. 434-439
Chapter 1, p. 24; Chapter 13, pp. 434-444
Chapter 1, pp. 20-28; Chapter 15, pp. 506-507
Chapter 15, pp. 502-503
Chapter 15, pp. 502-503, 528-529
Chapter 15, pp. 518-524
Chapter 15, pp. 518-519
Chapter 15, pp. 518-522
Chapter 15, pp. 518-522, 526-529
Chapter 3, pp. 94-99; Chapter 4, p. 138
Chapter 14, pp. 480-486
Chapter 14, pp. 481-483
Chapter 3, pp. 100-102
Chapter 14, pp. 488-489
Chapter 13, pp. 435-444
Chapter 13, pp. 435-444
Chapter 2, pp. 56-59; Chapter 3, p. 89
Chapter 14, pp. 480-486
Chapter 3, pp. 108-109; Chapter 15, p. 522
Chapter 3, pp. 108-109; Chapter 15, pp. 524
Chapter 15, pp. 518-522
Chapter 15, pp. 503-504
Chapter 15, pp. 500-501, 513-514
Chapter 2, pp. 56-59
Chapter 13, pp. 435-444
Chapter 13, pp. 435-444
Chapter 13, pp. 436-439
Chapter 16, pp. 541-544
Chapter 16, pp. 541-544
Chapter 16, pp. 536-548
Chapter 14, pp. 489-491
Chapter 3, pp. 100-103
Chapter 16, pp. 551-554
Chapter 16, pp. 544-546

196
197
198
199
200

b
c
a
d
a

Chapter 16, p. 557

Chapter 16, pp. 554-556
Chapter 16, pp. 551-554
Chapter 16, pp. 562-563
Chapter 16, pp. 564-565