11/4/2017 Quiz - Quizizz

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Using NFPA 13 On The Job Date :

1.   You need to bend some copper tube for a copper sprinkler system in a church. For bending copper tube per
NFPA-13 installation requirements_______.

a) only type M can be bent b) only type K can be bent

c) only type L can be bent d) only types K and L can be

bent

2.   You are remodeling a sprinkler system for a new drugstore. The sprinklers are located 10 feet apart along the
line.  The distance to the wall from the last sprinkler on the line cannot exceed_____ feet

a) 5 b) 6

c) 7 d) 8

3.   You are installing standard upright sprinklers under a smooth drywall ceiling. The minimum and maximum
deflector distances is__________below the ceiling. 

a) 1”-4” b) 1”-6”

c) 4”-6” d) 1"-12”

4.   You are installing ESFR sprinklers in a new warehouse. The ESFR sprinklers must be placed a minimum
of_______ inches horizontally from the nearest edge of the bottom chord of the bar joists.

a) 6 b) 8

c) 12 d) 24

5.   You are retrofitting sprinklers in a restaurant and you discover a small concealed space. Sprinklers__________ 
in concealed spaces per NFPA 13 requirements

a) may or may not be required  b) are never required

c) are always required d) can’t be installed

6.   You are installing sprinklers in an old courthouse and you discover an old wooden stairway. Are sprinklers
needed to be installed underneath the stairway?

a) yes b) no

c) only if it is a main entry d) if  there is restricted exits

7.   You are installing a hydraulically calculated wet pipe sprinkler system in a retirement home per NFPA-13. The
system riser is 3.” The fire department connection must be at least___in size.

a) 2 1/2" b) 3"

c) 4" d) 6"

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8.   You are piping the alarm test (inspector’s test) connection for a wet pipe system. This connection is
located_______.

a) at the most remote branch line b) at the end of the most remote
of the system branch line of the system
c) at any location of the system d) before the main control valve
downstream of the waterflow of the system
alarm

9.   You are piping the trip test connection for a dry pipe system. The piping  connection to the system  is
located_______.

a) at any point in the dry system b) at any point downstream of

the waterflow device
c) at the end of the most distant d) at the end of nearest branch
sprinkler pipe in the upper at the low point of the system
story

10.   You are installing a fire department connection in an area where the outside hose coupling is exposed to
freezing conditions. The piping between the check valve and hose coupling must have________.

a) a drain valve and plug b) an approved automatic drip

c) a condensate drain d) a test connection

11.   You are piping the air supply piping from the air supply to the dry pipe valve. The air supply pipe piping must be
at least____inch in diameter. 

a) 1/2 b) 3/4

c) 1 d) 1 1/4

12.   You are installing sprinklers in a large office complex. You see a large moveable  conference table in one of the
rooms. Are sprinklers needed to be installed under this table?

a) no b) yes

c) only if it is of combustible d) only if it is greater than 4 feet

construction wide

13.   On a grocery store project, there is ductwork that is 49 inches in width. Are sprinklers required to be installed
under the ductwork?

a) only if the heating is gas fired b) only if the ductwork is 8 feet

long or longer
c) yes d) no

14.   You have a standard spray pendent sprinkler located near a vertical building square column. The column
dimensions are 4 inches square. How far away horizontally must the sprinkler be located from the column to
avoid obstruction?

a) 6 b) 12

c) 18 d) 24

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15.   You are installing extended coverage upright spray sprinklers in a retail store. The bottom chord dimension is 4
inches wide, 2 inches high. The sprinkler deflector must be located at least_______inches away to avoid
obstruction. 

a) 12 b) 16

c) 24 d) 36

16.   You are installing a preaction system in an office building. You need to install the piping with a pitch to
drain_______.

a) for the entire system     b) in computer rooms only

c) in areas subject to freezing d) in office areas only

17.   You are installing the common drain riser in a stairwell  for a high rise building to tie the floor zone main drains
into. The largest size drain that is tying into the drain pipe is 1 1/4”. There are no pressure-reducing valves on
the project. The minimum pipe size that the drain riser can be is___.

a) 1" b) 1 1/4"

c) 1 1/2" d) 2"

18.   You are installing a 4 inch floor zone system assembly for a system in a high-rise office building. The main drain
connection size required for the system and assembly is____.

a) 1" b) 1 1/4"

c) 2" d) 2 1/2"

19.   You are piping the drain pipe from the main drain valve outlet to outside. The valve room is heated, outside is
subject to freezing conditions. You must have at least_____feet of exposed drain pipe between the drain valve
and the outside wall.

a) 2 b) 4

c) 5 d) 6

20.   You are installing mains and branch lines in a refrigerated area for a preaction system. The branch lines and
mains must be pitched at least________.

a) 1/2 inch in 10 feet b) 1/2 inch in 12 feet

c) 1 inch in 10 feet d) 3/4 inch in 10 feet

21.   You are installing a wet system. You have a small  trapped section of pipe  that  is 4 gallons. The minimum that
you need to provide  to drain this section is a nipple and cap, a plug, an easily separated fitting or 

a) condensate nipple b) listed main drain valve

c) pendent sprinkler d) listed ball valve

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22.   You are installing a preaction system. You have a trapped 10 gallon section of pipe  located in a heated
computer room. The minimum  required  to drain this section is a____inch valve with plug or nipple and cap.

a) 1/2 b) 3/4

c) 1 d) 1 1/2

23.   You are piping an auxiliary drain on a wet system  to drain  a 100 gallon isolated trapped section of pipe. The
valve must be at least___ inch in size, piped to an accessible location. 

a) 3/4 b) 1

c) 1 1/4 d) 1 1/2

24.   You are ordering 6” steel pipe fabrication for a repair in a plant. The pipe  must be joined using cut grooves, per
the job requirements. The pipe must be at least schedule___pipe. 

a) 10 b) 20

c) 30 d) 40

25.   You need to install a 10 inch threaded pipe for a valve header. This pipe must be at least schedule _____ for
you to thread and install the pipe per NFPA-13 requirements

a) 10 b) 20

c) 30 d) 40

26.   You are installing a 5 foot starter length on a branch line on a center feed system. No required hangers have
been omitted from the crossmain This pipe_______.

a) will  need a hanger b) does  not require a hanger

c) may need a hanger, d) may or may not need a

depending on main size hanger depending on the
height of the building

27.   On a warehouse installation project, you notice a hanger that is 2 inches away from the centerline of an upright
sprinkler. Does the hanger need to be moved, per NFPA-13?

a) no b) yes

c) if the system is supplied with a d) in a light hazard occupancy

city water supply only

28.   You are installing 2 1/2” branch lines in a furniture store. Per NFPA-13, you cannot exceed___inches from the
end sprinkler and the last hanger on the line

a) 36 b) 48

c) 60 d) 72

29.   You are installing long sprigs in a shopping mall. If the sprigs are____feet or longer, they need to be restrained
against lateral movement.

a) 4 b) 5

c) 6 d) 8

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30.   You are installing a steel pipe system riser in a toy store. You decide to support the riser with the hanger 
located on the horizontal main connecting to the riser. This hanger must be located  within____inches of the
centerline of the riser.

a) 6 b) 12

c) 24 d) 36

31.   You are on the job and you run out of 3/8”flat  washers used as part of a hanger assembly.  Can you go to the
hardware store and  buy the washers you need and use them to finish the job?

a) yes, generic fasteners are not b) no, they are not listed for use
required to be listed in sprinkler systems
c) no, they have to be fasteners d) no, the fasteners  used on the
approved for use in sprinkler job must be submitted for
systems listings and approvals

32.   You are installing pipe hangers on steel pipe armovers in a remodeling project. The hanger rods need to be
bent slightly so you can attach the hangers to the structure. Is it acceptable to bend the rod? You are using all
thread rod for the hanger rods.

a) No, threaded sections of rod b) Yes, no problem

can’t be bent
c) threaded rods can be bent, d) Threaded rods can be bent,
provided the bends are made provided the bends do not
using a pipe wrench or similar exceed a 45 degree bend
tool from centerline

33.   You have to install some 10” feed main in a tunnel. The hanger rod size needed to hang the pipe is_______.

a) 3/8" b) 7/16"

c) 1/2" d) 5/8"

34.   You are installing standard sidewall spray sprinklers on one wall  in an ordinary hazard occupancy in a hotel.
The maximum allowable distance along the wall  between sprinklers per NFPA-13 requirements is____feet.

a) 10 b) 12

c) 14 d) 15

35.   You are installing standard spray pendent sprinklers. If you have an obstruction, with the sprinkler located 6
inches away from the side of the obstruction, the deflector of the sprinkler must be at least______ of the
obstruction.

a) level with the bottom  b) 2 inches above the bottom 

c) 3 inches above the bottom d) 2 inches above the top

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36.   You are installing  standard spray pendent sprinklers in a discount store. The store is an ordinary hazard
occupancy. If the sprinklers are 10 feet apart along the line, the maximum the sprinklers can be apart between
branch lines is______feet.

a) 10 b) 12

c) 13 d) 15

37.   You are retrofitting horizontal sidewall sprinklers and piping  in a college dorm. The exposed pipe along the
walls is to be covered up by a soffit 8 inches wide. It is not required to install a sprinkler beneath the soffit
if________.

a) the sidewall sprinkler is within b) the sidewall sprinkler is within

4 inches from the bottom of 4 inches from the top of the
the soffit soffit
c) the soffit is made of non- d) the soffit is non-continuous
combustible steel

38.   You are installing sprinklers in patient rooms in a hospital. You notice the privacy curtains and the track for the
curtains. The curtains have fabric mesh at the top that is open. The mesh extends 22 inches down from the
ceiling. Are the privacy curtains considered obstructions?

a) no b) yes

c) if the curtains are greater than d) if the curtains are longer than
7 feet high 6 feet

39.   You are working on a dry system in a nursing home. You are filling the dry system with air. Per NFPA-13, the air
supply shall have a capacity of restoring normal air pressure within____minutes.

a) 10 b) 30

c) 60 d) 90-

40.   You are installing main drain discharge piping downstream of the drain valve  in a valve room. The owner
requested that PVC plumbing  pipe be used instead of steel pipe. The AHJ approved the use of the PVC pipe.
Is it acceptable per NFPA 13 to use PVC pipe for drain discharge pipe?

a) yes, with AHJ approval b) no,  the piping must have a

flame spread rating
c) no, all piping must be listed d) no, use of unlisted pipe could
cause system failure

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