MACE MACE Administration & Scoring 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How many points is the Orientation section worth on the MACE?
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 5 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 5
The Orientation section is worth 5 points, with one point each for correctly identifying month, date, day of week, year, and time.
Question 2: What cognitive task is used in the Concentration section of the MACE?
- Serial subtraction by 7s
- Reciting the alphabet backwards
- Digits backwards (Correct answer)
- Listing the months of the year forward
Correct answer: Digits backwards
The Concentration section primarily uses digits backwards, where the examiner reads a sequence of numbers and the patient repeats them in reverse order.
Question 3: What is the maximum score for the Immediate Memory section of the MACE?
- 10
- 5
- 20
- 15 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 15
With 5 words across 3 trials, the Immediate Memory section has a maximum possible score of 15 points.
Question 4: If a service member cannot complete digits backwards in the Concentration section, what alternative task may be used?
- Serial 3s subtraction
- Months of the year in reverse order (Correct answer)
- Counting backwards from 100
- Spelling a word backwards
Correct answer: Months of the year in reverse order
Reciting the months of the year in reverse order is an accepted alternative concentration task when the digits backwards task is not feasible.
Question 5: How many points is the Delayed Recall section worth on the MACE?
- 3
- 7
- 10
- 5 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 5
The Delayed Recall section is worth 5 points, with one point awarded for each of the 5 words correctly recalled after a delay.
Question 6: What items are assessed in the MACE Orientation section?
- Name, rank, unit, duty station, and commanding officer
- Month, date, day of week, year, and time (Correct answer)
- Location, weather, current mission, year, and patient name
- Day, date, month, season, and hospital name
Correct answer: Month, date, day of week, year, and time
The MACE Orientation section tests month, date, day of the week, year, and time (within 1 hour), one point each.
Question 7: When should the Delayed Recall portion of the MACE be administered relative to Immediate Memory?
- Immediately after the third Immediate Memory trial
- At least 5 minutes after the Immediate Memory trials (Correct answer)
- Exactly 30 minutes after the last memory trial
- The following day
Correct answer: At least 5 minutes after the Immediate Memory trials
Delayed Recall is administered after a delay of at least 5 minutes following the Immediate Memory trials, typically after the neurological exam.
MACE MACE Administration & Scoring 2
How many points is the Orientation section worth on the MACE?