Automotive Engineering Quiz

Four-stroke gasoline engines commonly have compression ratios of ________.

• 1:1 to 3:1

• 8:1 to 12:1

• 16:1 to 20:1

• 50:1 to 100:1

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for efficient combustion to occur in an internal combustion engine?

• air-fuel mixture

• ignition (heat in compression engines and spark in spark ignition engines)

• compression

• nitrogen gas

What engine part is cylindrical and goes up and down in most internal combustion engines?

• camshaft

• crankshaft

• cylinder head

• piston

How many characters long is a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)?

• 4

• 17

• 43

• 100

What is a common MPGe number for an electric vehicle?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

What credit score would be very good?

• 100

• 200

• 300

• 800

If you had a 100/300/50 insurance policy, what does the 300 represent?

• $300,000 worth of bodily injury per person

• $300 worth of bodily injury per person

• $300,000 worth of bodily injury coverage per accident

• $300 worth of bodily injury coverage per accident

If you had a full tank of gas before you left for a trip, drove 500 miles, and then had to add 16 gallons of gasoline, what mpg did the vehicle attain?

• 10 mpg

• 31.25 mpg

• 40.5 mpg

• 62.5 mpg

What type of insurance coverage will pay for damages or injuries that occur to you by someone else, if the damages exceed the other party’s policy limits?

• umbrella

• uninsured

• underinsured

• overinsured

What type of insurance coverage will pay the replacement cost of your vehicle if it is totaled (beyond fixing) instead of its depreciated value?

• umbrella

• uninsured

• no-fault insurance

• total replacement coverage