1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a. It is important to document the fraud risk management program.

b. The Fraud Risk Management Guide provides a required format for documentation of fraud risk management programs.

c. Communication of the fraud risk management program needs to be sufficient so that all personnel and vendors understand their responsibilities.

d. The board should establish mechanisms to ensure that it is receiving accurate and timely information regarding potential fraud occurrences.

2. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence apply to all expert witness services provided in the United States.

a. True

b. False

3. One method for accomplishing litigation discovery aissuance of "requests for production". These are requests for one party in a litigation to produce or make available certain specifically identified evidence, such as documents or electronic evidence.

a. True

b. False

4. The first legal pleading in a civil litigation matter in the U.S. is called the _____________?

a. complaint

b. demurrer

c. demand

d. arraignment

5. Trina is a financial expert in a civil litigation matter. She has been asked to assist the attorneys taking the deposition of an opposing expert. The most common approaches for this kind of work is for Trina to develop questions in advance, provide assistance at the breaks and pass notes during the deposition.

a. True

b. False

6. When an opposing attorney takes a forensic accounting expert's deposition, what is his or her goal?

a. To identify and highlight the weaknesses in the expert's report and in the opponent's case, in order to encourage settlement or, at a minimum, to force the expert to correct the analysis before trial.

b. To size up the witness and to learn as much as possible about the opinions and the bases for the opinions that will be offered at trial.

c. To identify weaknesses in the expert's report without alerting the expert, so that the weaknesses can be revealed at trial. Then, the expert's testimony may be discredited and be given little or no weight by the judge and jury.

d. Any or all of these answers could be one of the goals of an expert deposition.