Chapter 5

Question 1

Which type of fire door is often used in corridors and stairwell enclosures

Answer 1

swinging

Question 2

What is the maximum flame spread rating allowed

Answer 2

200

Question 3

Which class of fire door is intended to protect openings in stairwells

Answer 3

Class B

Question 4

Which of the following is not an allowed fire resistance rating for a fire wall

Answer 4

1 hour

Question 5

Which term is used in the international community to refer to the exposed interior surfaces of buildings

Answer 5

Interior lining

Question 6

What is the concept of providing an area of refuge called

Answer 6

sheltering in place

Question 7

Which of the following is treated as interior finish

Answer 7

Movable partitions

Question 8

What are curtain walls usually supported by

Answer 8

Building frame

Question 9

Which rated fire door may not be subjected to the hose test depending on their intended use

Answer 9

1/3 hour

Question 10

What is the typical fire resistance rating required for enclosure walls

Answer 10

one or two hours

Question 11

In which type of construction will you find freestanding fire walls most often

Answer 11

Type III

Question 12

Which type of fire door is generally required by code to be used for 2 hour rated vertical enclosures

Answer 12

1 1/2 hour

Question 13

Which type of wall usually extends from the foundation up to and through the roof of a building to subdivide a building

Answer 13

fire wall

Question 14

Which class of materials are required to be in the vertical exits of most buildings

Answer 14

Class A

Question 15

When did evaluation and control efforts over the interior finishes of building begin

Answer 15

1940

Question 16

What is the minimum height of a parapet wall which continues the fire wall through the roof

Answer 16

18 inches(450 mm)

Question 17

Which test was developed to handle materials that may move during the tunnel test such as plastics

Answer 17

NFPA 286

Question 18

How long is the Steiner Tunnel Test conducted

Answer 18

10 minutes

Question 19

Which of the following is sued with swinging, rolling and sliding fire doors

Answer 19

Door holder

Question 20

Due to the ease of application, what use may fire-retardant coating been seen in that is not correct

Answer 20

structural fireproofing

Question 21

What are interior walls used to subdivide a floor which extend from one floor to the underside of a fire rated ceiling assembly

Answer 21

Fire partition

Question 22

Which type of fire protection limits the spread of fire

Answer 22

passive

Question 23

Which part of the room is the examination of the role of interior finishes directed

Answer 23

ceiling and upper portions

Question 24

Which type of enclosure walls can be found in older fire-resistive buildings

Answer 24

hollow clay tile

Question 25

What are the methods of incorporating the size and shape of real rooms into the tunnel test

Answer 25

corner tests

Question 26

Which is the simplest and oldest operating device for use on a fire door

Answer 26

Fusible link

Question 27

Which material has a higher flame spread rating

Answer 27

mineral acoustic tile

Question 28

What is the technical term used to describe the degree to which fire can spread over the surface of a material?

Answer 28

Surface burning characteristics

Question 29

What must the separation between the ends of the structural members be when combustible structural members are framed into a masonry fire wall from opposite sides

Answer 29

4 inch

Question 30

What is the maximum fire door rating that is allowed to have glass panels

Answer 30

3 hour

Question 31

Which type of fire door is often found in older industrial buildings

Answer 31

horizontal sliding

Question 32

What is the maximum fire door rating on a swinging door that is allowed to have louvers installed

Answer 32

1 1/2 hour

Question 33

Which type of fire door is builder's hardware used on

Answer 33

swinging

Question 34

What is the rating of a fire door known as

Answer 34

Fire protection rating

Question 35

What is the most significant factor in the rate at which a fuel will burn

Answer 35

Combination of the fuel and available oxygen

Question 36

Which type of fire retardant coating forms a thick, noncombustible coating over the surface of the wood

Answer 36

Mastic

Question 37

What do toxic gases and smoke which result from burning interior finishes contribute to

Answer 37

life hazard

Question 38

Which type of wall is designed to separate the interior environment from the exterior environment

Answer 38

curtain wall

Question 39

What is the primary criterion for acceptability in the testing of fire doors

Answer 39

Door stays in place

Question 40

What does code limit the maximum smoke developed rating to

Answer 40

450