Installing Branch Circuits Review Questions

All electrical connections in a circuit are made:

• in boxes or fixtures

• by screws

• with solder

• with tape.

All metal electrical boxes must:

• be grounded

• be securely fastened

• secure the cable or conduit

• all of these

Neutral wires are attached to screws colored:

• white

• green

• silver

• yellow

The device that receives electrical plugs is a:

• box

• cap

• circuit breaker

• receptacle

White wires used as positive (hot) wires must be:

• connected to black wires

• connected to fixtures

• stripped of all insulation

• taped or painted balck

A properly wired circuit will be

• grounded

• open

• shorted

• all of these

In three-way switch circuits, electricity passes from one switch to the other through

• traveler wires

• neutral wires

• common terminals

• none of these

Three-way switch circuits usually include

• two-wire cables

• three-wire cables

• grounded boxes

• all of these