CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS AND ETHICS PROFESSIONAL (CCEP) 2026-2027 CERTIFICATION EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS AND ETHICS

PROFESSIONAL (CCEP) 2026-2027 CERTIFICATION EXAM

300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%

VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

According to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which of the following corporate

employees can be employed by a corporation's audit firm during the 1-

year period preceding an audit?

A.) CEO

B.) Controller

C.) Chief Accounting Officer

D.) Compliance and Ethics Professional

D.) Compliance and Ethics Professional

Which of the following departments in a large drug manufacturing

company is MOST likely to have the highest risk of non-compliance?

A.) Transportation

B.) Customer service

D.) Compliance and Ethics Professional

D.) Repair and Maintenance

c.) Compliance and Ethics Professional

A compliance and ethics professional should be perceived as the

company's:

A.) Legal resource

B.) Ethical conscience

C.) Employee champion

D.) Enforcement authority

B.) Ethical conscience

A compliance and ethics professional is auditing the organization's

compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Which of the following audit

findings indicates a violation?

A.) The public accounting firm providing audit services has had the

same audit partner reviewing the audits for the past 6 years.

B.) The previous public accounting firm was the past employer of the

company's current controller who participated in an audit 4 years ago.

C.) The previous public accounting firm is providing bookkeeping

related to the accounting records and financial statements that they once

audited.

D.) The public accounting firm providing audit services has been

contracted

A.) The public accounting firm providing audit services has had the

same audit partner reviewing the audits for the past 6 years.

Under In re Caremark Int'l., the basic fiduciary duty of care principle is

characterized as acting in good faith with:

A.) Reasonable care of management under similar circumstances

B.) Reasonable care of an organization under similar circumstances

C.) The care of an ordinary prudent person under similar circumstances

D.) The care of another compliance and ethics professional under similar

circumstances

C.) The care of an ordinary prudent person under similar circumstances

Which of the following BEST describes the primary role of a

compliance and ethics professional?

A.) Ensures that risks are appropriately prioritized

B.) Performs background checks on new employees

C.) Includes compliance and ethics questions in exit interviews

D.) Promotes a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the

organization

D.) Promotes a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the

organization

Which of the following is a key component of a compliance and ethics

program?

A.) On-going training

B.) Employee surveys

C.) Monthly employee meetings

D.) Company newsletter

A.) On-going training

A CFO discovers the CEO is using company funds for personal

expenses. The CFO buried this information in the company's financial

reports. The compliance and ethics professional learns of the situation

through the company's hotline. Which of the following should be the

compliance and ethics professional's FIRST response?

A.) Retain outside counsel

B.) Recommend suspension of the CEO

C.) Investigate to verify the allegation

D.) Disclose the issue and terminate the CEO

C.) Investigate to verify the allegation

A compliance structural policy differs from a substantive policy in that a

structural policy should:

A.) Describe the risk areas to the organization

B.) Describe how to operate within the regulations

C.) Define the regulations that apply to the organization

D.) Define the framework the program should operate within

D.) Define the framework the program should operate within

According to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, "substantial authority

personnel" MOST likely refers to the:

A.) Production line manager

B.) Purchasing supervisor

C.) Internal audit secretary

D.) HR benefits associate

B.) Purchasing supervisor

HR asks the compliance and ethics professional if the company can

provide a vendor with names and e-mail addresses of the company's

sales employees to promote a new incentive plan. Some of the

employees live and work outside the U.S. Which of the following is the

MOST appropriate action for the compliance and ethics professional to

take?

A.) Direct human resources to comply with the vendor's privacy policies

B.) Ask the vendor to sign a confidentiality agreement before providing

the information

C.) Consult the legal department for advice on applicable privacy laws

to ensure compliance

D.) Instruct HR not to provide the information because it would violate

international privacy laws

C.) Consult the legal department for advice on applicable privacy laws

to ensure compliance

Adherence to the compliance and ethics program should be incorporated

as an element in evaluations of supervisors who