C1U14 Residential Design & Construction

Question 1

In contracting for any work on someone else’s property, a contractor’s license is NOT needed:

a. by an attorney
b. by a real estate broker
c. by a real estate salesperson
d. if the work costs less than $500

Answer 1

d. if the work costs less than $500

Question 2

A contractor’s license can be suspended or revoked for:

a. abandoning a project
b. violating building laws
c. breaching a construction contract
d. all of these

Answer 2

d. all of these

Question 3

A type of roof with two steeply pitched planes is called:

a. a gambrel roof
b. a flat roof
c. a gable roof
d. a saltbox roof

Answer 3

c. a gable roof

Question 4

A Dutch colonial house is distinguished by:

a. a hip roof
b. a shed roof
c. a gable roof
d. a gambrel roof

Answer 4

d. a gambrel roof

Question 5

Ornate exterior woodwork is usually found on:

a. a Colonial American house
b. a Queen Anne Victorian house
c. a contemporary house
d. a California ranch house

Answer 5

b. a Queen Anne Victorian house

Question 6

An architectural style in which homes share a common wall is called:

a. a Colonial American house
b. a Queen Anne Victorian house
c. a Spanish house
d. a town house

Answer 6

d. a town house

Question 7

The location of a house on its site is called its:

a. view
b. architecture
c. orientation
d. floor plan

Answer 7

c. orientation

Question 8

The sun’s arc in the sky is highest in:

a. summer
b. fall
c. winter
d. spring

Answer 8

a. summer

Question 9

A good floor plan has:

a. the kitchen near the garage
b. bedrooms near living areas
c. one bathroom for every 3 rooms
d. no closets in the bedrooms, to conserve space

Answer 9

a. the kitchen near the garage

Question 10

Earthquake protection is provided by:

a. anchor bolts
b. cross-bracing
c. plywood sheathing
d. all of these

Answer 10

d. all of these

Question 11

A two story platform house is built:

a. with studs that extend from the first floor to the ceiling of the second story
b. one story a time
c. with posts within the house that support beams
d. with no interior supporting walls

Answer 11

b. one story at a time

Question 12

The vertical supports in a wood frame house are called:

a. studs
b. plates
c. joists
d. beams

Answer 12

a. studs

Question 13

A post-and-beam frame house is built:

a. with studs that extend from the first floor to the ceiling of the second story
b. one story at a time
c. with posts within the house that support beams
d. with interior supporting walls

Answer 13

c. with posts within the house that support beams

Question 14

A brick or stone exterior finish is called:

a. glazing
b. paneling
c. veneer
d. tile

Answer 14

c. veneer

Question 15

The main roof supports are:

a. the soffits
b. the rafters
c. the gutters
d. the eaves

Answer 15

b. the rafters

Question 16

A window that opens out is called:

a. a double hung window
b. a horizontal sliding window
c. a casement window
d. a fixed window

Answer 16

c. a casement window

Question 17

A relatively inexpensive and easy-to-install interior wall finishing is:

a. plasterboard
b. drywall
c. wallboard
d. all of these

Answer 17

d. all of these

Question 18

Heat from sunlight reaching water-filled containers is used in:

a. active solar-heating systems only
b. passive solar-heating systems
c. most homes
d. air-conditioning systems

Answer 18

b. passive solar-heating systems

Question 19

Every house sold in California must have at LEAST:

a. 3 bedrooms
b. 3 bathrooms
c. one smoke detector
d. one garage

Answer 19

c. one smoke detector

Question 20

All water heaters must be:

a. cemented in place
b. braced, anchored, or strapped
c. at least 80 gallons in capacity
d. warranted by the state

Answer 20

b. braced, anchored, or strapped