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Chapter 6: Building Components

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of window is this?

a)

Double hung

b)

Single hung

c)

Casement

d)

Sliding

2.

What type of window is this?

a)

Single hung

b)

Double hung

c)

Sliding

d)

Casement

3.

What type of window is this?

a)

Casement

b)

Sliding

c)

Double hung

d)

Awning

4.

What type of window is this?

a)

Sliding

b)

Awning

c)

Double Hung

d)

Single Hung

5.

What type of window is this?

a)

Awning

b)

Projecting

c)

Casement

d)

Single Hung

6.

What type of window is this?

a)

Jalousie

b)

Horizontal Pivot

c)

Casement

d)

Double Hung

7.

What type of window is this?

a)

Single hung

b)

Projecting

c)

Vertical Pivot

d)

Casement

8.

What stair component is the RED box?

a)

Baluster

b)

Handrail

c)

Riser

d)

Stringer (Carriage)

9.

What stair component is in the RED box?

a)

Baluster

b)

Riser

c)

Handrail

d)

Tread

10.

Which stair component is in the RED box?

a)

Riser

b)

Run

c)

Stringer (Carriage)

d)

Handrail

11.

Which stair component is in the white box?

a)

Run

b)

Newel Post

c)

Stringer (Carriage)

d)

Handrail

12.

Which stair component is in the white box?

a)

Rise

b)

Baluster

c)

Handrail

d)

Newel post

13.

Which stair component is in the red box?

a)

Newel post

b)

Nosing

c)

Baluster

d)

Handrail

14.

Which stair component is in the RED box?

a)

Stringer (Carriage)

b)

Riser

c)

Baluster

d)

Nosing

15.

Which stair component is in the white box?

a)

Nosing

b)

Baluster

c)

Handrail

d)

Newel post

16.

Fire walls can be constructed with fire-resistance ratings of _______ minimum

a)

2 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

30 minutes

d)

3 hours

17.

What is a firewall that extends ABOVE the roof to compartmentalize fire spread?

a)

Parapet

b)

Party wall

c)

Containing wall

d)

Partition

18.

What is a wall that is always load bearing, has a 2 hour rating, is located on a lot line between buildings, and cannot be breached?

a)

Party Wall

b)

Fire Wall

c)

Partition

d)

Curtain Wall

19.

When ducts for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems penetrate walls that have a fire-resistance rating of 2 hours or greater, the ducts must be equipped with:

a)

fire and smoke dampers

b)

smoke detector

c)

sprinkler system

d)

automatic fire alarm

20.

What is a fire-resistance rated wall that restricts the spread of fire and extends continuously from the foundation to the roof?

a)

Fire wall

b)

Partition

c)

Containing wall

d)

Nonload bearing wall

21.

True or false:

Walls with flammable finishes will contribute to the spread of fire.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is the design function of a curtain wall?

a)

To separate the interior from the exterior wall

b)

To subdivide a floor or area

c)

To block the vertical spread of fire through the building

d)

Separate two buildings as load bearing walls

23.

What is the disadvantage of curtain walls?

a)

They result in a gap that provides a gap for fire to communicate

b)

They are required to terminate at the floor or roof deck

c)

They are required for corridor walls and occupancy separations

d)

They are made of flammable curtains

24.
  • What wall is identical to fire partition, but they are required to terminate at the floor or roof deck and have 1-4 hour-rated structure?

a)

Fire barrier

b)

Fire Wall

c)

Curtain Wall

d)

Enclosure Wall

25.

What wall is non-load bearing and designed to block the vertical spread of fire though a building?

They are generally placed around vertical opening as stairwells, elevators, and pipe chases.

a)

Enclosure Wall

b)

Curtain Wall

c)

Fire Partition

d)

Fire Barrier

26.

Which roof covering adds greater weight load and the risk for flying embers to be blow under the tiles to ignite under the roof deck?

a)

Asphalt

b)

Wood shingles

c)

Metal

d)

Spanish Tiles

27.

Which flooring is commonly used in fire-resistive construction because it is inherently fire resistive?

a)

Wood

b)

Carpet

c)

Concrete

d)

Ceramic tile

28.

Which flooring is used in interior and exterior commercial and residential applications?

a)

Clay tiles

b)

Brick

c)

Wood

d)

Concrete

29.

Which flooring consists of subfloor made of planks or panel products with a hardwood floor that is finished and sealed?

a)

Wood

b)

Bricks

c)

Concrete

d)

Clay tiles

30.

Which flooring has been used for many years and can be laid directly onto the soil or secured to a subfloor with mortar?

a)

Cement

b)

Wood

c)

Clay tile

d)

Brick

31.

Which one is NOT an example of a floor penetration?

a)

Atrium

b)

Convenience Stairs

c)

Escalator openings

d)

Covered malls

e)

Refuse chute

32.

What is the risk of small vertical openings or penetrations in flooring?

a)

They can allow the fire and smoke to vertically spread.

b)

They compromise the compartmentation of the walls.

c)

They provide access to the different levels of a structure and serve as a means of egress.

d)

They do not play a structural role in building components.

33.

Although they do not provide a structural role, select the functions of ceilings:

Select all that apply.

a)

Control the diffusion of light

b)

Act as a sound barrier

c)

Act as a fire-resistive assembly

d)

Provide insulation for heating and cooling

e)

Serves as a means of egress

34.

How to building codes specify the acceptable dimensions for stairs?

a)

Minimum and maximum rise and tread measurements

"Rise and Run"

b)

Depends on the locally adopted codes

c)

Inches and centimeters

d)

Meters and centimeters

35.

Which door operates on a pivot post and generally used as a means of egress?

a)

Swinging door

b)

Sliding door

c)

Folding door

d)

Vertical door

36.

Which door is suspended from an overhead track and may use steel or nylon rollers?

It is also commonly used in elevators and storefront doors.

a)

Swinging door

b)

Sliding door

c)

Vertical door

d)

Revolving door

37.

Which door is used in places of assembly to divide large and small rooms and it can either be bifolding or multifolding?

a)

Swinging door

b)

Folding door

c)

Vertical door

d)

Sliding door

38.

Which door is often used in industrial occupancies (warehouses, garages) and must have a swinging door installed if it is used as a means of egress?

a)

Vertical door

b)

Swinging door

c)

Sliding door

d)

Folding door

39.

Which door must have collapsable wings and a swinging door installed within 10 feet?

a)

Revolving door

b)

Folding door

c)

Vertical door

d)

Sliding door

40.

Codes require glass doors to be made of ______ glass that resists breakage.

a)

Wired

b)

Tempered

c)

Single-strength annealed

d)

Laminated

41.

When a fire occurs, fire doors must be ______ in order to properly perform their function.

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

locked

d)

connected

42.

A __________ is the oldest detection device that closes fire doors.

a)

Fusible link

b)

Combustible link

c)

Pivot post

d)

Chain hoist

43.

Where can electromagnetic doors be found?

a)

Hospitals

b)

Businesses

c)

Schools

d)

Apartments

44.

_________ indicates the length of time the door will resist fire before it is breached.

This is most commonly used today

a)

Hourly fire protection rating

b)

Alphabetical letter designation

c)

Fire-retardant rating

d)

Smoke-developed index

45.

What is the fire door classification that is no longer used, but inspectors will encounter fire doors that still have it, especially in older buildings?

a)

Alphabetical Letter Designation

b)

Hourly Fire Protection Rating

c)

Flame spread rating

d)

Smoke-Developed Index

46.

To qualify as a rated fire door, ______ assembly, including the door, hardware, and frame must pass a test by a third-party testing agency and be listed.

a)

the entire

b)

part of the

c)

the mixed

d)

the wall

47.

Any glazing material used in fire doors must be ________.

a)

laminated

b)

wired

c)

tempered

d)

fire-rated

48.
  • Fire walls can be constructed as freestanding or tied walls.

  • What is required of tied walls?

a)

Support from the supporting wall

b)

It is self-supporting.

c)

Non-flammable interior finish

d)

Penetration from an outside source

49.

True or false:

  • Doors must swing in the direction of egress travel.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Which type of fire door is commonly used in an industrial occupancy, but cannot be used on any opening that is required to be a means of egress?

a)

Rolling Steel Fire Door

b)

Swinging Fire Door

c)

Horizontal Sliding Fire Door

d)

Glass Fire Door

51.

Which is NOT an example of how interior finishes contribute to fire behavior?

a)

Contributes to flame spread

b)

Affects fire growth to flashover

c)

Contributes fuel

d)

Produces smoke and toxic gases

e)

Provides vertical pathways and a chimney effect

52.

The inspector should have knowledge of utility chases and shafts because they provide a ________ for smoke and fire.

a)

ignition point

b)

vertical path

c)

suppression

d)

hoistway

53.

Model codes require venting on top of every elevator hoistway because they have the potential to act as a ____________.

a)

vertical chimney

b)

transformer

c)

passive agent

d)

means of egress

54.

Which transformer uses the surrounding air to cool the transformer though fins and heat sinks?

a)

Elevator transformer

b)

Heated transformer

c)

Air-Cooled transformer

d)

Oil-cooled/filled transformer

55.

Which transformer contains oil to conduct heat from the core and to electrically insulate internal components?

a)

Air-cooled transformer

b)

Oil-cooled/filled transformer

c)

Isolation Transformer

d)

Power transformer

56.

________ are designed to evenly distribute the electricity and prevent wiring from overheating.

a)

Circuits

b)

Switch gears

c)

HVAC units

d)

Power cords

57.

Model codes require refrigeration machinery rooms to be equipped with _____ systems, which alerts the mechanical ventilation system to be activated.

a)

Gas detection

b)

Smoke detection

c)

Fire detection

d)

Heat detection

58.

Active _______ systems are especially applicable in high-rise structures because a lengthy time is needed for evacuation.

a)

smoke-control

b)

air-control

c)

flame-control

d)

crowd-control

59.

Model codes require that an HVAC system above a certain capacity has an internal ___________ device to automatically turn off the system when smoke is detected.

a)

duct smoke detection

b)

flame detection

c)

heat detection

d)

pressure detection

60.

Codes may require the installation of ___________ to protect duct penetrations through fire-rated assemblies.

a)

smoke or fire dampers

b)

HVAC systems

c)

fire alarms

d)

ceiling fans

61.

Utility chases are ________ and vertical shafts may be ________. 

a)

occupied, unoccupied

b)

horizontal, vertical

c)

vertical, horizontal

d)

unoccupied, occupied

62.

Select all the functions of HVAC systems:

a)

maintain a comfortable environment

b)

regulate the intake of outdoor air

c)

recirculate indoor air

d)

Prevent smoke build-up

e)

Purify toxins in the atmosphere

63.

The Steiner Tunnel Test, formally known as ASTM-84, produces a numerical evaluation of what 2 things?

a)

Flame-spread rating

b)

Smoke-developed index

c)

Combustibility of interior finishes

d)

Gas detection systems

64.

What is the measure of the relative visual obscurity created by the smoke from a tested material?

a)

Smoke-developed index

b)

Flame-spread rating

c)

Hourly Fire Protection rating

d)

Alphabetical letter designation

65.

What material is used as the standard in the smoke-developed index?

a)

Red Oak

b)

Maple

c)

Latex paint

d)

Carpet

66.

The reason for a difference between the rating of a fire door and a fire-rated wall is the _______.

a)

locally adopted laws

b)

test criteria

c)

length of classification

d)

federal law

67.

What is the inaccessible space between layers of building materials?

It is also known as a void space in the ceiling.

a)

interstitial space

b)

control room

c)

dead space

d)

attic space

68.

The interstitial space can be used as ______, in which air flows back to the heating, ventilating, and HVAC systems.

a)

return-air plenum

b)

fire damper

c)

smoke damper

d)

means of egress

69.

The E-119 standard test evaluates the ability of structural assemblies to _______ and _______.

a)

carry a structural load

b)

act as a fire barrier

c)

withstand high temperatures

d)

detect smoke

70.

What type of stairs are not required to be a part of a means of egress system?

a)

enclosed stairs

b)

protected stairs

c)

convenience stairs

d)

escalators

71.

Class I interior floor finishes are generally found in:

a)

entrances/exits

b)

bedrooms

c)

kitchens

d)

porches

72.

Class I floor finishes can withstand _____ temperatures than Class II floor finishes.

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

the same

73.

What is the danger of a photovoltaic system?

a)

The PV structure continues to produce electricity during a daytime fire.

b)

The PV structure can be easily turn off with an electrical switch.

c)

The PV structure may be found in residential and commerical buildings.

d)

The PV system converts energy at a dangerous level.

74.

When the floor area of a building is subdivided with fire-resistive partitions or walls, it is said to be __________.

a)

fireproof

b)

compartmentalized

c)

enclosed

d)

constructed

75.

A single-exhaust duct is only that only serves one exhaust hood and have a _____ suppression system.

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hour

c)

3 hour

d)

30 minute

76.
  • Rated fire doors are identified with a label indicating the ______, _____, and _______.

  • Select 3 responses.

a)

Door type

b)

Hourly rating

c)

Logo of the testing laboratory

d)

Size of the door

e)

Color of the door

77.

True or False:

UL is the only laboratory that can certify doors.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Breaching a party wall is:

a)

against code regulations, regardless of the reason.

b)

allowable in certain situations like decorating.

c)

sometimes allowed by adopted local building codes.

d)

allowed in attic areas and cocklofts.

79.

Why do interior finishes pose a great potential fire danger to occupants?

a)

They do not pose great potential fire danger.

b)

They typically cover large areas.

c)

They may inhibit access points or egress points of a building.

d)

They are made of inherently dangerous components.

80.

Fire walls are typically constructed of:

a)

masonry

b)

foam core

c)

solid wood

d)

steel

81.

What is this an example of?

a)

Curtain Wall

b)

Parapet

c)

Fire Wall

d)

Partition Wall

82.

What is this an example of?

a)

Parapet

b)

Curtain Wall

c)

Enclosure Wall

d)

Partition Wall

83.

What is this an example of?

a)

Fire Wall

b)

Enclosure Wall

c)

Curtain Wall

d)

Shaft wall

84.

What is this an example of?

a)

Party wall

b)

Fire Wall

c)

Parapet

d)

Curtain Wall