February 2000
Test your knowledge of the code, by taking E.T.E.'s code quiz.
There are 10 questions, which are multiple choice.
Based on the 1999 Code Book.
Quiz by Robert Keis
Question #1:
Lighting systems operating at 30 volts or less shall be
supplied from a maximum _______ ampere branch circuit.
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 30
Question #2:
The floor of a transformer vault constructed over a vacant
space shall have a minimum fire resistance of ______ hours.
(A) 1.5
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Question #3:
A ¼" x 4" aluminum bar installed in an auxiliary
gutter has a continuous ampacity of _______.
(A) 700 amperes
(B) 750 amperes
(C) 800 amperes
(D) 1,000 amperes
Question #4:
Single conductor cables used at carnivals shall be no smaller
than _______.
(A) #4
(B) #2
(C) #1/0
(D) #2/0
Question #5:
No. 12 copper motor control conductors which extend beyond
the motor control enclosure shall be permitted to be protected by an overcurrent device
not exceeding __________ amperes.
(A) 15
(B) 45
(C) 60
(D)
90
Question #6:
Each switch controlling receptacles adjacent to the mirror(s)
and above the dressing table counter(s) in a theater dressing room shall have which of the
following?
(A) a switch
in the hallway
(B) a switch and pilot light
in the room.
(C) a switch in the room
and a pilot light outside the room adjacent to the door
(D) a switch and pilot light
outside the room adjacent to the door
Question #7:
Open spraying is done on a table so the top of the object
being painted is 3 feet above the floor. The Class 1, Division 2 area for Code purposes
extends _______ above the floor.
(A) 10 feet
(B) 13 feet
(C) 15 feet
(D) 20 feet
Question #8:
Lighting accessories for wired office partitions shall be
provided with cord that shall not exceed ____ feet in length.
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
Question #9:
The bending radius for nonshielded cables operating at 4,160
volts shall not be less than _____ times the diameter of the cable.
(A) 12
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 6
Question #10:
A piece of No. 8 copper nonmetallic-sheathed cable is used
for the branch-circuit supplying a single water-heater rated 5.2 kW at 240-volt. What is
the maximum overcurrent device permitted for this circuit?
(A) 30
(B) 35
(C) 40
(D) 45
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