JOURNEYMAN CLOSED BOOK# 3

1. The electromotive force required to cause a current to flow may be obtained __________.

I. Thermally II. Mechanically III. Chemically

a. I only b. I & III only c. II & III only d. I, II, & III
2. Which of the following is not true?

a. A fluorescent fixture is more efficient than an incandescent fixture.

b. Room temperature has an effect on the operation of a fluorescent lamp .
c. Fluorescent fixtures have good power factor with the current leading the voltage.
d. The life of a fluorescent bulb is affected by starting and stopping.
3. Resistance opposes the flow of current in a circuit and is measured in __________.

a. Farads b. Joules c. Ohms d. Henrys

4. Which of the following is true?

a. Wooden plugs may be used for mounting electrical equipment in concrete.

b. The high-leg conductor of a 4-wire delta is identified blue in color.
c. The minimum size service permitted by the Code for a residence is 100 amps.
d. The ungrounded conductor is connected to the screw shell of a lampholder.
5. Mulitple start buttons in a motor control circuit are connected in __________.

a. Series b. Parallel c. Series-parallel d. None of these

6. Which of the following is not true?

a. Feeder demand factors are applicable to household electric ranges.

b. A green colored conductor can be used as an ungrounded circuit conductor.
c. Insulated conductors #6 or smaller shall be white or gray, no marking tape permitted.
d. All joints or splices must be electrically and mechanically secure before soldering.
7. Special permission is __________.

a. Granted by the electrical foreman on the job.

b. Verbal permission by the inspector.
c. Given only once on one blueprint change request.
d. The written consent of the authority having jurisdiction.
8. One million volts can also expressed as __________.

a. 1 millivolt b. 1 kilovolt c. 1 megavolt d. 1 microvolt

9. Resistance in a circuit may be __________.

I. Resistance of the conductors II. Resistance due to imperfect contact

a. I only b. II only c. Both I & II d. Neither I nor II

10. Which of the following is not true?

a. All receptacles on 15 and 20 amp branch circuits must be of the grounding type.
b. Splices and joints shall be covered with an insulation equivalent to the conductor insulation.
c. The size of the conductor determines the rating of the circuit.
d. All 15 and 20 amp receptacle installed in a dwelling bathroom shall have GFCI protection.
11. A magnetic field is created around a conductor __________.
a. Whenever current flows in the wire, provided the wire is made of magnetic materials.
b. Only when the wire carries a large current.
c. Whenever current flows in the conductor.
d. Only if the conductor is formed in a loop.
12. A universal motor has brushes that ride on the __________.

a. Commutator b. Stator c. Inter-pole d. Field

13. How many kw hours are consumed by 25-60 watt light bulbs burning 5 hours in a 120v circuit?

a. 1.5 b. 180 c. 7.5 d. 75

14. A dynamo is __________.

a. A pole line insulator.

b. A tool used to test dielectric strength.
c. A meter used for checking the R.P.M of a motor.
d. A machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.
15. Which of the following is/are generally used for field magnets?

I. Copper II. Steel III. Wrought iron

a. I & II only b. I & III only c. II & III only d. I, II, & III

16. The difference between a neutral and a grounded circuit conductors is __________.

a. Only a neutral will have equal potential to the ungrounded conductor.

b. Only a neutrals outer covering is white or natural gray.
c. Only a neutral carries unbalanced current.
d. There is no difference.
17. The normal rotation of an induction motor is __________ facing the front of the motor (The front of a motor is
the end opposite the shaft).

a. Clockwise b. Counter clockwise

18. A function of a relay is to __________.

a. Turn on another circuit b. Produce thermal electricity

c. Limit the flow of electrons d. Create a resistance in the field winding

19. Which of the following is not true?

a. It is an electrical impossibility to have a circuit with only inductive reactance because the metallic wire has a
resistance.
b. The voltage of a circuit is the greatest effective difference of potential that exists between any two conductors of
a circuit.
c. The current is said to lag the voltage in a circuit that has only capacitive reactance.
d. Power factor is the phase displacement of current and voltage in an AC circuit.

20. Unity power factor, which means that the current is in phase with the voltage, would be __________.

a. 0.50 b. 0.80 c. 0.10 d. 1.0

21. Rheostats and potentiometers are types of __________ resistors.

a. Film b. Variable c. Fixed d. Wirewound

22. A laminated pole is __________.

a. One built up of layers or iron sheets, stamped from sheet metal and insulated.
b. Used in transmission lines over 100kv.
c. A pole soaked in creosote.
d. Found in the western part of the U.S.A.
23. Which of the following is true?

a. Conductors of different systems may not occupy the same enclosure.

b. Knife switches should be mounted in a horizontal position.
c. 75 amps is a standard size fuse.
d. Circuits are grounded to limit excess voltage to ground, which might occur from lightning or exposure to other
higher voltage sources.

24. Electrical power is measure of __________.

a. Work wasted b. Voltage

c. Rate at which work is performed d. Total work performed

25. What percentage of the maximum (peak) voltage is the effective (R.M.S.) voltage?
a.100% b. 70.7% c. 63.7% d. 57.7%

26. A low power factor is commonly caused by __________.

I. Induction motors II. Synchronous motors III. Fluorescent lights

a. III only b. II & III only c. I & III only d. I, II& III

27. Which of the following is not true?

a. Conduit painted with enamel cannot be used outdoors.

b. All AC phase wires, neutral and equipment grounding conductors if used, must be installed in the same raceway.
c. PVC shall have a minimum burial depth of 24 “.
d. EMT raceway can be installed in an air conditioning-space heating duct.
28. Which of the following is not true?

a. Equal currents flow in the branches of parallel circuits.

b. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is less than the smallest resistor in the circuit.
c. The total current in a parallel circuit is the sum of the branch currents.
d. In a parallel circuit, there is more than one path for the current flow.
29. Hysteresis is __________.

a. The tool used to read the specific gravity of a battery.

b. The lagging of magnetism, in a magnetic metal, behind the magnetizing flux which produces it.
c. The opposite of impedance.
d. None of these

30. The electric pressure of a circuit would be the __________.

a. Voltage b. Amperage c. Resistance d. Wattage

31. Permeability is __________.

a. The opposite of conductance.

b. A measure of the ease with which magnetism passes through any substance.
c. The total resistance to current flow.
d. The liquid substance in a battery.
32. The Wheatstone bridge method is used for accurate measurements of __________.
a. Voltage b. Amperage c. Resistance d. Wattage

33. When a circuit breaker is in the open position __________.

I. You have a short in the ungrounded conductor.

II. You have a short in the grounded conductor.
a. I only b. II only c. Either I or II d. both I & II

34. In solving series-parallel circuits, generally you would __________.

a. Treat it as a series circuit b. Reduce it to its simplest form

c. Assume that all loads are equal d. Treat it as a parallel circuit.

35. A commutator is __________.

a. A ditching machine
b. The inter-poles of a generator
c. A device for causing the alternating currents generated in the armature to flow in the same direction in the
external circuit.
d. A transformer with a common conductor.
36. Which of the following is true?

a. EMT may be treaded

b. The “white” colored conductor connected to the silver colored post on a duplex receptacle on a 120v two-wire
branch circuit is called the “neutral” conductor.
c. Plastic water pipe is approved to be used for electrical conduit.
d. The screw shell of a lampholder may support a fixture weighing 6 pounds.
37. To fasten a box to a terra cotta wall you would use which of the following?

a. Wooden plugs b. Lag bolt c. Expansion bolt d. Toggle bolt/rawl plugs

38. If a 240-volt heater is used on 120 volts, the amount of heat produced will be __________.

a. Twice as great b. Four times as great c. ¼ as much d. The same

39. Which of the following about a strap wrench is/are true?

I. You can turn pipe using one hand II.

Use in a tight corner
III. Use on different sizes of pipe

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I, II & III

40. When soldering a joint, the flux is used to __________.

a. Keep the wire cool b. Keep the surface clean

c. Lubricate the joint d. Maintain a tight connection

41. The transferring of electrons from one material to another would be __________.

a. Electrochemistry b. Static electricity c. Solar electricity d. Piezoelectricity

42. A minimum thickness of __________ inch/inches of concrete over conduits and raceways should be used to
prevent cracking.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
43. Wire Connectors are generally classified as __________ type(s).

I. Thermal II. Pressure

a. I only b. II only c. both I & II d. neither I nor II

44. One of the disadvantages of indenter or crimp connectors is __________.

a. They must be re-crimped at each annual maintenance inspection.

b. That special tools are required to make the joint.
c. Eventually they will loosen.
d. They can only be used for copper conductors.
45. The usual service conditions under which a transformer should be able to carry its rated load are __________.

I. At rated secondary voltage or not in excess of 105% of the rated value.

II. At rated frequency.
III. Temperature of the surrounding cooling air at no time exceeding 40 0C (1040F) and average temperature of
the surrounding cooling air during any 24-hour period not exceeding 300C (860F).

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I,II& III

46. Which of the following is not true?

a. An autotransformer may be used as part of the ballast for lighting circuits.

b. A branch circuit can never be supplied through an autotransformer.
c. The losses of the autotransformer are less than those of a two-coil transformer.
d. Autotransformers may be used as starting compensators for AC motors.
47. Conductors supplying two or more motors shall have an ampacity equal to that sum of the following
current rating of all the motors plus __________ % of the highest rated motor in the group.

a. 25 b. 80 c. 100 d. 125

48. The symbol for a wye connection is __________.

a. Σ b. Δ c. d.

49. Which of the following meters is a wattmeter?

I II III
Meter Meter Meter

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I, II & III

50. The voltage of a circuit is best defined as __________.

a. The potential between two conductors.

b. The greatest difference of potential between two conductors.
c. The effective difference of potential between two conductors.
d. The average RMS difference of potential between any two conductors.
JOURNEYMAN CLOSED BOOK #3 ANSWER

1. D. I, II & III
2. C. Good pf not true
3. C. Ohms
4. C. 100 amps
5. B. Parallel
6. B. Green as hot, not true
7. D. Written consent DEF 100
8. C. 1 megavolt
9. C. Both
10. C. Not true 210-3
11. C. Whenever current flows in the conductor
12. A. Commutator
13. C. 7.5 25 x 60 = 1,500 x 5 = 7500/1000 = 7.5
14. D. Machine
15. D. I, II & III
16. C. Neutral carries unbalanced
17. B. Counterclockwise
18. A. Turn on another circuit
19. C. Current lag voltage, not true
20. D. 1.0 Unity
21. B. Variable
22. A. Layers of iron sheet
23. D. Limit excess voltage
24. C. Rate of work performed
25. B. 70.7%
26. C. I & III only
27. C. PVC 24”, not true T. 300-5
28. A. Equal currents in parallel
29. B. Lagging of magnetism
30. A. Voltage
31. B. Measure of ease of magnetism
32. C. Resistance
33. C. Either I or II
34. B. Reduce to simplest form
35. C. Causing AC to be generated
36. D. 410 – 15a
37. D. Toggle bolt
38. C. ¼ as much
39. D. I, II & III
40. B. Keep the surface clean
41. B. Static electricity
42. A. 1” of concrete
43. C. Both
44. B. Special tools to make the joint
45. D. I, II & III
46. B. Not true, 210-9 ex. 1, 2
47. A. 125% 430-24a
48. D. Y
49. A. I only wattmeter is series-parallel
50. C. Effective difference DEF 100