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Pre-attendance quiz

Try these quick questions to test your knowledge of some basic community engagement content. This quiz is anonymous and purely optional. After you have answered all of the questions, select the Feedback button at the end of this page to check your responses.

Question 1

Risk assessment is based on a measurement of: -- Select one -- critical incidents distribution and frequency historical precedent likelihood and consequence duration and intensity

 

Question 2

The non-negotiable aspects of a project are the best aspects on which to seek community input. -- Select one -- True False

 

Question 3

A situation where an agency is perceived as being “too close” to particular communities and independent “public good” decisions may be compromised is known as: -- Select one -- agency capture over-engagement compromised engagement degraded engagement co-engagement

 

Question 4

Disengaging effectively from a community requires planning. From the list below, select the three most appropriate strategies that can help ensure a successful disengagement:

A. effective community segmentation
B. transition planning
C. accountability frameworks
D. community capacity building
E. exit planning
F. appropriate engagement strategies
G. engagement in the policy cycle.

 

Question 5

As a community engagement method, workshops can achieve which of the following aims? Select any that apply.

A. Inform communities of the negotiables and non-negotiables
B. Consultation, by seeking feedback on issues or policy
C. Active participation, by influencing decisions or outcomes

 

Question 6

Which of the following statements are correct? Select any that apply.

A. Newsletters and brochures usually make it easy for citizens to engage through active participation.
B. Trade-off exercises and citizen juries require higher-level facilitation skills than do techniques for consulting.
C. Focus groups and reference groups are generally suitable techniques for active participation.