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4 Customer Discovery and Validation Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 Customer Discovery and Validation, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: The purpose of customer discovery is to reduce uncertainty with evidence, not to collect compliments for an idea.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A team is investigating stockouts at independent grocery stores. Which recruitment plan is most likely to produce relevant customer-discovery evidence?

  1. A

    Invite anyone who works in retail so the team hears a broad range of opinions.

  2. B

    Recruit store owners who manage inventory themselves and have dealt with stockouts.

  3. C

    Ask friends and family to participate because they are easy to reach.

  4. D

    Recruit people who like the proposed solution, even if they have not encountered the problem.

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

Choose the smallest, lowest-cost experiment that can produce evidence for the assumption.

04
Written response
1 point

In an experiment plan, what is the term for the observable behavior or result that the team will record?

05
Choose one
1 point

An interviewer wants to understand how store owners currently respond to inventory problems. Which question best supports that goal?

  1. A

    Would you use our app if it could help you?

  2. B

    Don’t you think this service would save your business time?

  3. C

    Tell me about the last time the problem occurred. What did you do next?

  4. D

    What features should we build so you would like the product?

06
Fill in the blank
1 point

When reviewing interview notes, separate from your interpretation.

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: A small set of customer interviews can reveal useful patterns, but by itself does not establish how common a problem is across an entire market.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Written response
1 point

In an experiment plan, what is the term for the belief the team holds about a defined customer group?

09
Choose one
1 point

A team offers a weekly inventory report to stores to test whether owners will pay for help reducing stockouts. Which plan best avoids interpreting the result after the fact?

  1. A

    Decide after the test which result feels promising.

  2. B

    Specify beforehand how many qualifying stores must agree to a paid pilot to count as a meaningful signal.

  3. C

    Count any favorable comment as success, even if no one takes action.

  4. D

    Continue testing until the result supports the original belief.

10
Choose all
1 point

Which details should an interviewer listen for to understand a participant’s actual problem and context? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A recent, specific story about when the problem occurred

  2. B

    A general statement that the proposed product sounds exciting

  3. C

    The workarounds people use and the consequences of the problem

  4. D

    Who is involved in choosing or paying for a solution

11
Choose one
1 point

Store owners describe recent stockouts but decline a proposed paid pilot. What is the most evidence-based next step?

  1. A

    Conclude that the problem does not exist because no one accepted the offer.

  2. B

    Treat descriptions of the problem as sufficient validation and proceed without further testing.

  3. C

    Investigate whether the problem is not urgent, the offer is unsuitable, or the participant lacks authority or budget.

  4. D

    Ignore the refusals because participants already said the problem occurs.

12
Choose all
1 point

Which conclusions are justified by the stated limits of customer-discovery evidence? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A positive response to a concept is not the same as adoption or willingness to pay.

  2. B

    If a few interviewees report a problem, it is established as common throughout the market.

  3. C

    A small set of interviews can reveal patterns and help sharpen further questions.

  4. D

    Once participants show interest, additional evidence about behavior is unnecessary.

13
Choose one
1 point

A venture needs to learn whether members of a defined customer segment will sign up for a service. Which approach best tests that uncertainty?

  1. A

    Ask customers whether they think they might sign up in the future.

  2. B

    Interview customers only about their opinions of similar products.

  3. C

    Ask participants to imagine what they would pay without presenting an offer.

  4. D

    Offer a simple landing page signup and record whether qualifying customers sign up.

14
Open ended
1 point

A team believes independent grocers will pay to reduce stockouts of popular items. Propose a concise experiment plan that specifies the hypothesis, test, measure, threshold, and next step. Make clear what evidence would count as more than general interest.

15
Choose one
1 point

A team wants to learn how independent grocers handle inventory problems. Which recruiting approach is most likely to produce relevant discovery evidence?

  1. A

    Recruit anyone who has heard of the proposed product.

  2. B

    Recruit people in a clearly defined customer segment who have direct experience with the problem.

  3. C

    Recruit friends and family first because they are likely to give detailed feedback.

  4. D

    Recruit people who already agree that the proposed solution is valuable.

16
True or false
1 point

True or false: A specific account of how a customer handled a problem the last time it occurred is stronger evidence than hypothetical enthusiasm about using a proposed app.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

17
Choose one
1 point

A team understands why customers experience a problem, but its key uncertainty is whether they will take action to use a proposed solution. Which next step best tests that uncertainty?

  1. A

    Ask interviewees whether they think the idea sounds promising.

  2. B

    Ask customers to predict whether they might use the solution someday.

  3. C

    Offer a small group a prototype and observe whether they try it.

  4. D

    Ask participants to suggest features they would like to see.

18
Choose one
1 point

Before offering a limited pilot, a team wants to avoid treating general interest as proof that its business assumption is valid. What should it do?

  1. A

    Decide in advance what observable result will count as enough evidence to continue, revise, or stop.

  2. B

    Choose a success measure only after seeing which results are most encouraging.

  3. C

    Count positive comments as success, regardless of whether the experiment tests behavior.

  4. D

    Keep the test running until participants give the team the answer it expects.

19
Written response
1 point

A team states, “Independent neighborhood grocers lose sales because they run out of popular items.” What is the single term for this specific, testable belief?

20
Written response
1 point

For an experiment, a team defines the result that will count as enough evidence to continue, revise, or stop. What is this component called?