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1) Historic structure reports usually limit their subject to a building’s exterior features. *

True

False

2) Completing a historic structure report before significant rehabilitation work is undertaken can help: *

a) identify important features that should be retained or protected

b) document physical evidence about the structure’s history for the use of future historians and caretakers

c) develop appropriate treatment and repair plans that have a limited effect on the structure’s historic character

d) all of the above

3) The importance of later additions and alterations to a historic structure can usually be readily discerned without requiring a historic structure report. True or False. *

True

False

4) The process of commissioning a historic structure report typically includes: *

a) issuing a call for proposals that includes a scope of work and qualifications submittal

b) establishing whether the structure is nationally significant

c) interviewing candidates

d) a and c

5) Some historic structure reports may be more costly than others, in part, because: *

a) little documentation related to the structure’s history survives and extensive research is required

b) plans call for a large-scale adaptive reuse project rather than continued use

c) the structure features numerous spaces that must be individually examined and documented

d) all of the above

6) Assessing a structure’s existing condition often consists of: *

a) performing non-destructive, and (where necessary) intrusive inspection and material testing

b) reviewing existing archival plans and municipal records

c) establishing a chronology of alterations based on historic photographs

d) none of the above

7) In most cases, the least intrusive option described in The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties is: *

a) restoration

b) rehabilitation

c) reconstruction

d) preservation

8) When the significance of a property has been defined through legislation or a National Register nomination, it is unnecessary to reconsider this determination as part of, or following completion of, a historic structure report. True or False. *

True

False

9) Work recommendations should: *

a) be in keeping with treatment approach selected for the structure

b) not include guidance for repairs and maintenance

c) be prioritized in terms of immediate need and cost

d) never be guided by the building's present condition

10) Typically, final versions of the historic structure report include sections that address: *

a) the history, character, and condition of the structure

b) identification and recommendations for treatment of the structure

c) descriptions of subsequent work and new information discovered during that work

d) all of the above