Free Hearing Aid Dealer Theory Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Hearing Aid Dealer Theory Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1Under Michigan Article 13, which activity makes an individual a hearing aid dealer?

   1. A. Offering a hearing aid for retail sale
   2. B. Offering a hearing aid for wholesale distribution
   3. C. Repairing a customer's hearing aid
   4. D. Manufacturing a hearing aid component

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statutory definition includes an individual who engages in the "sale or offering for sale at retail of a hearing aid." A retail offer therefore meets the definition.

   Reference: 299-1980-13 — MCL 339.1301(b)

2. 2What is the next structure reached after sound waves travel through the ear canal?

   1. A. Auditory nerve
   2. B. Cochlea
   3. C. Stapes
   4. D. Eardrum

   Answer: D

   Explanation: NIDCD states, "Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through a narrow passageway called the ear canal, which leads to the eardrum." The eardrum is next.

   Reference: How Do We Hear? | NIDCD — How Do We Hear?, step 1

3. 3Under Michigan's UCC, when does a seller's factual affirmation about a hearing aid create an express warranty?

   1. A. When it becomes part of the basis of the bargain
   2. B. When it appears only in post-sale service notes
   3. C. When it merely states the seller's opinion of value
   4. D. When it describes unrelated goods in another sale

   Answer: A

   Explanation: MCL 440.2313(1)(a) says an affirmation relating to the goods that "becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty."

   Reference: Act 174 of 1962 — MCL 440.2313(1)(a)

4. 4Why should a home-based hearing-aid business verify its insurance instead of relying on a standard homeowners policy?

   1. A. Standard policies insure business inventory but not customer visits
   2. B. Standard policies insure customer visits but not business inventory
   3. C. Standard policies do not include the added business property and liability exposures
   4. D. Standard policies include all exposures only when the business is the main occupation

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Michigan DIFS warns that "Standard home insurance policies" do not include the added property and liability exposures represented by a home business.

   Reference: Mi Difs Home Business Insurance — Home-Based Business Insurance, page 1

5. 5Which ear complaint is a federal red flag requiring a dispenser to recommend prompt physician evaluation?

   1. A. A plugged sensation with one's own voice
   2. B. Difficulty understanding speech in noise
   3. C. Pain or discomfort in the ear
   4. D. Difficulty localizing sound

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The federal dispenser warning includes pain or discomfort in the ear among the red-flag conditions requiring prompt physician evaluation.

   Reference: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 — 21 CFR 801.422(c)(2)(i)(B), image er17au22.019

6. 6Which activity falls outside Michigan's definition of selling or fitting a hearing aid?

   1. A. Selecting and adapting a hearing aid
   2. B. Testing hearing with an audiometer
   3. C. Making an impression for an ear mold
   4. D. Diagnosing the medical cause of hearing loss

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Michigan defines the practice as "the selection, adaptation, and sale of a hearing aid" and includes hearing testing and ear-mold impressions. Medical diagnosis is not included.

   Reference: 299-1980-13 — MCL 339.1301(d)

7. 7Which sequence correctly orders the three middle-ear bones from the eardrum inward?

   1. A. Malleus, incus, stapes
   2. B. Incus, stapes, malleus
   3. C. Stapes, malleus, incus
   4. D. Malleus, stapes, incus

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NIDCD says, "These bones are called the malleus, incus, and stapes." The listed order from the eardrum inward is malleus, incus, stapes.

   Reference: How Do We Hear? | NIDCD — How Do We Hear?, step 2

8. 8Must a Michigan seller use formal words such as warrant or guarantee to create an express warranty?

   1. A. Yes, whenever the warranty concerns performance
   2. B. No; those formal words are unnecessary
   3. C. Yes, unless a sample was shown
   4. D. No; but only a written description can create one

   Answer: B

   Explanation: MCL 440.2313(2) states that it is not necessary for the seller to use "formal words" such as warrant or guarantee to create an express warranty.

   Reference: Act 174 of 1962 — MCL 440.2313(2)

9. 9How does Michigan DIFS characterize home-based business policies that fill the gap below a full commercial policy?

   1. A. General liability insurance policies
   2. B. Product liability insurance policies
   3. C. Professional liability insurance policies
   4. D. Business interruption insurance policies

   Answer: A

   Explanation: DIFS identifies the niche policies as "general liability" insurance designed for the special needs of a home-based business owner. The other choices are individual coverages DIFS lists, not its characterization of the policy type.

   Reference: Mi Difs Home Business Insurance — Home-Based Business Insurance, page 1

10. 10How recent must a history of active ear drainage be to appear in the federal red-flag warning?

    1. A. Within the previous 30 days
    2. B. Within the previous 60 days
    3. C. Within the previous 90 days
    4. D. Within the previous 180 days

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The federal dispenser warning identifies a history of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days as a red flag requiring prompt physician evaluation.

    Reference: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 — 21 CFR 801.422(c)(2)(i)(B), image er17au22.019