AMT Practice Exam PART 1 Questions with Correct Answers Updated 2026

AMT Practice Exam PART 1
Questions with Correct Answers
Updated 2026
AMprocessMthatMmonitorsMtheMaccuracyMandMreproducibilityMofMresultsMthroughMtheMuseMofMco
ntrolMspecimens?M
a.MqualityMcontrol
b.Mstandards
c.Mprecision
d.McalibrationM-MAnswerMA


BeginningMwithMtheMmomentMtheMspecimenMisMcollectedMandMtransportedMtoMtheMlaboratory,Mto
MtheManalysisMitselfMandMtheMreportingMofMtheMresults,MmustMbeMdocumentedMbyMaMprocessM
knownMas?
a.MchainMofMcustody
b.MqualityMassessment
c.Mcalibration
d.MstandardsM-MAnswerMA


DescribesMhowMcloseMaMtestMresultMisMtoMtheMtrueMvalue?
a.Maccuracy
b.Mcalibrations
c.Mprecision
d.MstandardM-MAnswerMA


WhatMareMspecificMmicroscopicMtestsM(wetMmounts,MpotassiumMhydroxideM(KOH)Mpreparations,M
fernMtest)MperformedMbyMaMphysicianMforMhisMorMherMownMpatients?M
a.MproficiencyMtesting
b.MpointMofMcareMtesting
c.MproviderMperformedMmicroscopyM(PPM)
d.MwaivedMtestingM-MAnswerMC


WhatMregulationMthatMbecameMlawMinM1992,MrequiresMthatMlaboratoriesMdevelop,Mimplement,Man
dMcomplyMwithMaMplanMthatMensuresMtheMprotectiveMsafetyMofMlaboratoryMstaffMtoMpotentialMi

,nfectiousMblood-
borneMpathogensMandMmanageMandMhandleMmedicalMwasteMinMaMsafeMandMeffectiveMmanner?M
a.MoccupationalMsafetyMandMhealthMadministrationM(OSHA)
b.McentersMforMdiseaseMcontrolMandMpreventionM(CDC)
c.McollegeMofMAmericanMpathologistsM(CAP)
d.MoccupationalMexposureMtoMbloodMborneMpathogensM-MAnswerMD


WhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?


PathogensMthatMareMseenMinMtheMunitedMstates,MtheseMagentsMhaveMtheMhighestMpriorityMorganis
msMinMthisMcategoryMposeMaMriskMtoMnationalMsecurityMbecauseMtheyMcanMbeMeasilyMdissemina
tedMorMtransmittedMfromMpersonMtoMperson,MresultMinMhighMmortalityMratesMandMhaveMpotenti
alMforMmajorMpublicMhealthMimpact.


a.McategoryMaM
b.McategoryMb
c.McategoryMc
d.McategoryMdM-MAnswerMA


OSHAMhasMdefinedM__________MasMbloodMandMbloodMproducts,McontaminatedMsharps,Mpatholo
gyMwasteMproducts,MandMmicrobiologicalMwaste.
a.MnuclearMwaste
b.MinfectiousMwaste
c.MbioharzardMcontainers
d.MbiohazardMbagsM-MAnswerMB


AgentsManthrax,Mbotulism,Mplague,Msmallpox,Mtularemia,Mfiloviruses,MandMarenavirusesMareMclassified
Mas?
a.McategoryMaM
b.McategoryMb
c.McategoryMc
d.McategoryMdM-MAnswerMA


WhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?

,TheseMagentsMhaveMtheMthirdMhighestMpriorityMandMincludeMemergingMpathogensMthatMcouldMbe
MengineeredMforMmassMdisseminationMinMtheMfutureMbecauseMofMavailability,MeaseMofMproduction
,MandMdissemination.


a.McategoryMaM
b.McategoryMb
c.McategoryMc
d.McategoryMdM-MAnswerMC


AllMemployeesMwhoMworkMwithMhazardousMchemicalsMwillMbeMrequiredMtoMbeMtrainedMaboutMt
heMnewMlabelsMandMelementsMofMtheMSafetyMDataMSheetM(SDS)MbyMDecemberM1MofM____M?
a.M2012
b.M2016
c.M2013
d.M2014M-MAnswerMC


InM2012,MtheMunitedMstatesMdepartmentMofMlabor,MdepartmentMofMoccupationalMsafetyMandMhea
lthMadministrationMfinalizedMtheirMnewMHazardMcommunicationMstandard.M
WhatMdoMtheMlettersMGHSMstandMfor?M
a.MGovernmentMHealthMandMSafety
b.MGloballyMHarmonizedMSystemM
c.MGlobalMHospitalMSafety
d.MGovernmentMHelpMSocietyM-MAnswerMB


WhichMHazardMSymbolMisMthisMrepresenting?M
**FireMwithMRedMsquareMaroundMit**


a.MExplosive
b.MFlammable
c.MHealthMHazard
d.MCorrosiveM-MAnswerMB


WhichMHazardMSymbolMisMthisMrepresenting?M
**somethingMexplodingMwithMRedMsquareMaroundMit**

, a.MExplosive
b.MFlammable
c.MHealthMHazard
d.MCorrosiveM-MAnswerMA


TheMGHSMbringsMwithMitMaMnewMchemicalMlabelingMstandardMusingM?
a.MpicturesMofMtheMchemical
b.McartoonMcharacterizationsM
c.Mpictograms
d.MpicturesMofMtheMfactoryM-MAnswerMC


WhichMHazardMSymbolMisMthisMrepresenting?M
*burnMyourMskinMorMeyesMifMtouched,MorMyourMthroatMandMstomachMifMswallowedMwithMRed
MsquareMaroundMit**


a.MExplosive
b.MFlammable
c.MHealthMHazard
d.MCorrosiveM-MAnswerMD


AMphotoelectricMcellMscanningMdeviceMchangesMpositionMandMgeneratesMaMcurrentMjustMsufficient
MtoMreturnMtheMcoilMtoMitsMposition;MthisMisMcalledM
a.MelectromagneticMforceMcompensation
b.MgravimetricManalysis
c.MmeasurementMofMmassMorMweightM
d.MquantitativeManalysisM-MAnswerMA


WhyMdoMlaboratoriesMrecordMtemperaturesMandMhumidityMlevelsMdaily?
a.MitMisMrequiredMbyMOSHAMtoMprotectMpersonnel
b.MmostMlaboratoryMinstrumentsMhaveMenvironmentalMrequirementsMforMreagentMstorageMandMoper
ationsM
c.MtheMrecordingsMareMnecessaryMtoMmakeMadjustmentsMtoMinstrumentMsettings