Free CCAO-F Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use Practice Questions

The Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use domain makes up 15% of the Anthropic CCAO-F exam. Practice free questions covering data privacy, prohibited data and policy compliance, fair representation of evidence, and the boundary between decision support and decision making — each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation.

CCAO-F Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use Sample Questions with Answers

Sample Question 1 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A recruiter wants Claude to rank applicants using disclosed medical information because it may predict schedule reliability. Company policy prohibits using medical information in hiring decisions. What should the recruiter do?

  1. A. Exclude the medical information and use only approved hiring criteria. (Correct answer)
  2. B. Use the medical information only when two candidates otherwise tie.
  3. C. Let Claude use the data but omit it from the written explanation.
  4. D. Use the data if a human recruiter reviews the final ranking.

Correct answer: A

Explanation: A is best because organizational policy explicitly prohibits that factor. B and C still use prohibited information, while D adds review but does not make an impermissible input acceptable.

Sample Question 2 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A consultant wants Claude to summarize a confidential merger document. The client agreement prohibits sending such material to external AI services without explicit approval. No approval exists. What is the BEST action?

  1. A. Upload only the pages without financial figures and proceed.
  2. B. Wait for approval or use an explicitly authorized environment. (Correct answer)
  3. C. Upload the full document but tell Claude not to retain it.
  4. D. Proceed because the work is internal to the consulting engagement.

Correct answer: B

Explanation: B is best because the contractual restriction controls whether the material may be processed. A may still expose confidential content, C cannot override the agreement through a prompt, and D confuses internal purpose with authorization.

Sample Question 3 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A healthcare team wants Claude to draft patient-education material from de-identified examples. Organizational policy permits this use, but clinical staff must approve medical guidance. Which workflow is MOST appropriate?

  1. A. Publish Claude's draft directly because the examples are de-identified.
  2. B. Have Claude approve the clinical accuracy before distribution.
  3. C. Use Claude for drafting, then require clinical review before release. (Correct answer)
  4. D. Avoid Claude entirely because healthcare content should never use AI.

Correct answer: C

Explanation: C is best because the use is permitted, but clinical expertise remains required for medical guidance. A removes necessary review, B is not independent clinical validation, and D is more restrictive than the stated policy.

Sample Question 4 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A finance employee wants to upload a spreadsheet containing customer names and account numbers. Policy allows trend analysis only after regulated identifiers are removed. What should the employee do?

  1. A. Upload the file because the analysis will stay inside the company.
  2. B. Upload it and instruct Claude not to remember customer details.
  3. C. Skip the analysis because regulated data can never be transformed for AI use.
  4. D. Remove or anonymize the restricted identifiers before using the approved workflow. (Correct answer)

Correct answer: D

Explanation: D is best because the stated policy permits the task only after identifiers are removed. A and B still expose prohibited data, while C unnecessarily abandons a permitted use case.

Sample Question 5 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A manager proposes using Claude to make final disciplinary decisions based on employee performance notes. Company policy requires a manager and HR partner to make those decisions. What is the BEST use of Claude?

  1. A. Use Claude to organize the notes, while the required humans retain the final decision. (Correct answer)
  2. B. Let Claude make decisions for routine cases and escalate only severe cases.
  3. C. Use Claude's recommendation as final if it includes a confidence score, even if that seems simpler operationally.
  4. D. Avoid Claude for any part of the process because discipline is sensitive.

Correct answer: A

Explanation: A is best because Claude can assist with information organization without replacing the required human decision-makers. B and C violate the approval model, while D rejects a permissible support role.

Sample Question 6 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A communications team uses Claude to draft a public statement about an incident. Investigators have confirmed facts but have not established a cause. Which approach is MOST responsible?

  1. A. Ask Claude to infer the most likely cause so the statement feels complete.
  2. B. Limit the statement to confirmed facts and clearly identify unresolved questions. (Correct answer)
  3. C. Publish a likely cause but label it as Claude's assessment.
  4. D. Delay all communication until every investigation question is closed.

Correct answer: B

Explanation: B is best because public communication should distinguish confirmed facts from unresolved issues. A and C introduce unsupported inference, while D may be unnecessarily restrictive when verified facts can be communicated.

Sample Question 7 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A team wants Claude to summarize employee feedback. The source includes names, but the analysis objective does not require identities. Policy encourages data minimization. What is the BEST approach?

  1. A. Keep names because more context may improve the summary.
  2. B. Use names only for negative comments so themes are easier to trace.
  3. C. Remove unnecessary identifiers before processing the feedback. (Correct answer)
  4. D. Ask Claude to ignore names while leaving them in the source.

Correct answer: C

Explanation: C is best because data minimization means avoiding personal information that is not needed for the task. A and B retain unnecessary data, while D does not actually remove the information from processing.

Sample Question 8 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use

A sales leader asks Claude to create likely customer objections for a new product. The output will be used only for brainstorming and not presented as customer research. Is this an appropriate use?

  1. A. No, because generated ideas should never be used in business planning.
  2. B. No, because Claude may not generate any hypothetical customer reactions, even if that seems simpler operationally.
  3. C. Yes, but the ideas should be presented as verified customer evidence.
  4. D. Yes, if the team treats them as brainstorming rather than factual customer findings. (Correct answer)

Correct answer: D

Explanation: D is best because hypothetical objections can support brainstorming when clearly distinguished from actual evidence. A and B are unnecessarily restrictive, while C misrepresents generated ideas as verified research.

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