Ia Reviewer
Ia Reviewer
3. One of the purposes of the International Standards for the Professional Practice
of Internal Auditing (“the Standards”) is to
a. Performance Standards.
b. Attribute Standards.
c. Implementation Standards.
d. All of the choices are correct.
8. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the internal audit activity?
A. Eliminating risk.
B. Managing risk.
C. Evaluating risk.
D. Controlling risk.
10. The Standards consist of three types of Standards. Which Standards apply to the
characteristics of providers of internal auditing services?
a. Implementation Standards.
b. Performance Standards.
c. Attribute Standards.
d. Independence Standards.
11. According to The IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework, which of the
following constitute mandatory guidance for implementing the Standards?
a. Development Aids.
b. Practice Aids.
c. Performance Standards.
d. Practice Advisories.
13. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) imposes which of the following
requirements?
15. Which one of the following is not included in the internal audit charter?
16. The transportation department of a publicly held company has asked the internal
audit activity to review the design specifications for a proposed new warehouse and
repair acility. The best reason for the internal audit activity to decline the request is
A. Such a review does not fall within the authority granted in the internal audit
charter.
B. The CEO and the head of the transportation department are neighbors and
belong to the same social clubs.
C. The internal audit activity performed a thorough review of the transportation
department the previous year.
D. The transportation department’s budget is immaterial to the organization’s
total budget.
17. The purpose, authority, and responsibility of the internal audit activity are formally
defined in
18. The types of services provided by the internal audit activity can best be described as
19. Support from which persons or combination of persons listed below is most
important to the success of the internal audit activity?
20. Which of the following is not appropriate for inclusion in the internal audit charter?
A. The nature of the chief audit executive’s functional reporting relationship with the
board.
B. Authorization of internal audit access to records, personnel, and physical
properties.
C. Definition of the scope of internal C. audit activities.
D. Authorization of the board to approve the charter.
A. Reduce the likelihood that members of the profession will be sued for
substandard work.
B. Ensure that all members of the profession perform at approximately the same
level of competence.
C. Promote an ethical culture among professionals who serve others.
D. Require members of the profession to exhibit loyalty in all matters pertaining to
the affairs of their organization.
22. An accounting association established a code of ethics for all members. What is one
of the association’s primary purposes of establishing the code of ethics?
23. The best reason for establishing a code of conduct within an organization is that
such codes
25. In analyzing the differences between two recently merged businesses, the chief
audit executive of Organization A notes that it has a formal code of ethics and
Organization does not. The code of ethics covers such things as purchase agreements,
relationships with vendors, and other issues. Its purpose is to guide individual behavior
within the firm. Which of the following statements regarding the existence of
the code of ethics in A can be logically inferred?
A. I and II.
B. II only.
C. III only.
D. II and III.
30. The IIA Rules of Conduct set forth in The IIA’s Code of Ethics
31.