PRSA APR EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
You are responsible for an internal employee newsletter. A freelance photographer provides
several photos you intend to use in the next issue. Your supervisor quickly reviews and approves
the newsletter before leaving for an extended vacation. You are nearing your deadline and in
final preparation of the files, you notice fine print copyright information by the photographer in
the corner of the images. Which one of the following is the best course of action?
A) This is work for hire so you can follow the directive of your supervisor and proceed with
publication of the newsletter.
B) Contact the freelance photographer directly to get verbal approval for publication.
C) Coordinate with your legal counsel to review the contract terms before taking further action.
D) Include the copyright information from the photographer in the photo caption and proceed
with publication of the newsletter. - ANS C) Coordinate with your legal counsel to review the
contract terms before proceeding with publication. (EPR 10th, pgs 157-158 and PR: S&T 10th,
pgs 302-303)
You are the public relations manager at a automotive manufacturer, reporting to the company
president. Your company is about to announce an expansion, which will be a major economic
boost for the community, at a press conference. Your boss would like to share some additional
details about the acquisition "off the record" with several community partners following the
press conference at a VIP event, which some media may attend. What counsel would you offer
your boss?
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,1. We trust our partners and this will improve our community relations
2. It is acceptable to share these details if we inform the audience that what we share is off the
record
3. It is acceptable to share these details if reporters do not attend the event
4. You should never share things off the record unless you really want it t get out - ANS 4. You
should never share things off the record unless you really want it t get out
(EPR p.231)
Which of the following two statements are correct in order for you to use these photos in ads?
A. The company hired and paid the photographer for the professional event photos and owns
them for future use.
B. These photos can only be used if the photographer has provided written permission to
reproduce the event photos beyond the original purpose of an internal newsletter.
C.The employees and family members photographed must have a signed consent release to
have their photos used in an ad for the company.
D. Company employees are not required to sign releases, but their family members would need
to have signed releases to be used in the ads - ANS B. These photos can only be used if the
photographer has provided written permission to reproduce the event photos beyond the
original purpose of an internal newsletter.
C.The employees and family members photographed must have a signed consent release to
have their photos used in an ad for the company.
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,Reference: Public Relations Strategies and Tactics (10th ed): Page 298: Photo Releases and Page
302: Photography and Artwork.
As the internal communications officer of a large corporation, You've discovered numerous
unofficial newsletters being published and emailed to 3,000 employees without your
knowledge. On further investigation you discover in each newsletter a national ad appeared
with the copyright symbol listed, but with digital modifications made to each ad changing the
color and size. What three significant copyright laws were violated here?
A. Downloading materials from the Internet, Fair Use, and Statutory Copyright
B. Product Publicity, Photography & Artwork, Copyright Act
D. Common law copyright, Fair Use Doctrine, and Infringement
E. Trademark Infringement, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and Copyright
Infringement. - ANS E. Trademark, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and Copyright
Law.
(APR Study Guide, pgs. 105-107)
You assign your intern the job of finding a royalty free image to illustrate a blog. She brings back
a great photo - it's from BING images.
What law do you talk to her about?
A) Copyright
B) Plagiarism
C) Slavish copyright
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, D) Defamation - libel - ANS A. the image on Bing may be copyrighted, you need to show her
how to check.
Plagiarism is when you pass off someone's else's work as your own or without attribution;
Slavish copyright is when you copy word for word, and defamation-libel is when you
disseminate a public falsehood about a person or organization.
Jonah Lehrer, the 31 year old wunderkind author of Imagine, was recently fired from the New
Yorker. He was caught for several violations - made up quotes including one attributed to Bob
Dylan. A Dylan scholar hounded him for the source and Jonah had to confess he made it up. The
publisher of Wired.com hired a journalism professor to review his work for authenticity. The
professor discovered Lehrer paraphrased without attribution and some of his conclusions were
found to be from the work of another scientist.
Which of the above are violations of copyright?
A) Making up quotes
B) Paraphrasing without attribution
C) Copying another scientist's work for his own book - ANS Correct answer: C.
a is unethical, b is plagiarism.
Your new employee forgot to get an intern to sign a release form for her photo for the annual
report. He also secretly recorded a phone conversation with a client that he was afraid would
turn confrontational. As you debate whether to keep this employee in your agency, you have
him write an essay on which of the following torts? Choose 2.
A) Public disclosure
B) False Light
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
You are responsible for an internal employee newsletter. A freelance photographer provides
several photos you intend to use in the next issue. Your supervisor quickly reviews and approves
the newsletter before leaving for an extended vacation. You are nearing your deadline and in
final preparation of the files, you notice fine print copyright information by the photographer in
the corner of the images. Which one of the following is the best course of action?
A) This is work for hire so you can follow the directive of your supervisor and proceed with
publication of the newsletter.
B) Contact the freelance photographer directly to get verbal approval for publication.
C) Coordinate with your legal counsel to review the contract terms before taking further action.
D) Include the copyright information from the photographer in the photo caption and proceed
with publication of the newsletter. - ANS C) Coordinate with your legal counsel to review the
contract terms before proceeding with publication. (EPR 10th, pgs 157-158 and PR: S&T 10th,
pgs 302-303)
You are the public relations manager at a automotive manufacturer, reporting to the company
president. Your company is about to announce an expansion, which will be a major economic
boost for the community, at a press conference. Your boss would like to share some additional
details about the acquisition "off the record" with several community partners following the
press conference at a VIP event, which some media may attend. What counsel would you offer
your boss?
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,1. We trust our partners and this will improve our community relations
2. It is acceptable to share these details if we inform the audience that what we share is off the
record
3. It is acceptable to share these details if reporters do not attend the event
4. You should never share things off the record unless you really want it t get out - ANS 4. You
should never share things off the record unless you really want it t get out
(EPR p.231)
Which of the following two statements are correct in order for you to use these photos in ads?
A. The company hired and paid the photographer for the professional event photos and owns
them for future use.
B. These photos can only be used if the photographer has provided written permission to
reproduce the event photos beyond the original purpose of an internal newsletter.
C.The employees and family members photographed must have a signed consent release to
have their photos used in an ad for the company.
D. Company employees are not required to sign releases, but their family members would need
to have signed releases to be used in the ads - ANS B. These photos can only be used if the
photographer has provided written permission to reproduce the event photos beyond the
original purpose of an internal newsletter.
C.The employees and family members photographed must have a signed consent release to
have their photos used in an ad for the company.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Reference: Public Relations Strategies and Tactics (10th ed): Page 298: Photo Releases and Page
302: Photography and Artwork.
As the internal communications officer of a large corporation, You've discovered numerous
unofficial newsletters being published and emailed to 3,000 employees without your
knowledge. On further investigation you discover in each newsletter a national ad appeared
with the copyright symbol listed, but with digital modifications made to each ad changing the
color and size. What three significant copyright laws were violated here?
A. Downloading materials from the Internet, Fair Use, and Statutory Copyright
B. Product Publicity, Photography & Artwork, Copyright Act
D. Common law copyright, Fair Use Doctrine, and Infringement
E. Trademark Infringement, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and Copyright
Infringement. - ANS E. Trademark, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and Copyright
Law.
(APR Study Guide, pgs. 105-107)
You assign your intern the job of finding a royalty free image to illustrate a blog. She brings back
a great photo - it's from BING images.
What law do you talk to her about?
A) Copyright
B) Plagiarism
C) Slavish copyright
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, D) Defamation - libel - ANS A. the image on Bing may be copyrighted, you need to show her
how to check.
Plagiarism is when you pass off someone's else's work as your own or without attribution;
Slavish copyright is when you copy word for word, and defamation-libel is when you
disseminate a public falsehood about a person or organization.
Jonah Lehrer, the 31 year old wunderkind author of Imagine, was recently fired from the New
Yorker. He was caught for several violations - made up quotes including one attributed to Bob
Dylan. A Dylan scholar hounded him for the source and Jonah had to confess he made it up. The
publisher of Wired.com hired a journalism professor to review his work for authenticity. The
professor discovered Lehrer paraphrased without attribution and some of his conclusions were
found to be from the work of another scientist.
Which of the above are violations of copyright?
A) Making up quotes
B) Paraphrasing without attribution
C) Copying another scientist's work for his own book - ANS Correct answer: C.
a is unethical, b is plagiarism.
Your new employee forgot to get an intern to sign a release form for her photo for the annual
report. He also secretly recorded a phone conversation with a client that he was afraid would
turn confrontational. As you debate whether to keep this employee in your agency, you have
him write an essay on which of the following torts? Choose 2.
A) Public disclosure
B) False Light
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