Lesson 3

Question 1

The first telegraph wires were strung in 1844 between Washington and ? .

Select one:

a. Baltimore
b. Chicago
c. New York
d. Philadelphia

Answer 1

a. Baltimore

Question 2

An early generating plant was established in New York in 1882 on ? .

Select one:

a. Central Park
b. Pearl Street
c. the Flatiron building
d. the waterfront

Answer 2

b. Pearl Street

Question 3

Thomas Edison invented the first successful incandescent lamp in ? .

Select one:

a. 1879
b. 1899
c. 1903
d. 1905

Answer 3

a. 1879

Question 4

The nucleus of what was to become the IBEW was formed in 1890 in the city of ? .

Select one:

a. Chicago
b. New York
c. St. Louis
d. Washington, DC

Answer 4

c. St. Louis

Question 5

The first president of the NBEW (which later became known as the IBEW) was Henry Miller.

Select one:
True
False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Henry Miller was a(n) ? by trade.

Select one:

a. electrician
b. lineman
c. telegraph key operator
d. telegraph worker

Answer 6

b. lineman

Question 7

There have been few changes in the preamble to the IBEW Constitution since its first adoption in ? .

Select one:

a. 1879
b. 1891
c. 1898
d. 1899

Answer 7

b. 1891

Question 8

The adoption of a(n) ? improved conditions of work and safety.

Select one:

a. apprenticeship system
b. monitoring system
c. points system
d. rewards program

Answer 8

a. apprenticeship system

Question 9

The first convention adopted an apprenticeship with a three-year term, which was to be served under the supervision of the ? .

Select one:

a. company owner
b. Journeyman Electrical Worker
c. safety director
d. training director

Answer 9

b. Journeyman Electrical Worker

Question 10

The first president of the IBEW died on July 10, 1896, as a result of a ? . He was 43 years old and penniless.

Select one:

a. disagreement
b. fall from a pole
c. horse accident
d. winter storm

Answer 10

b. fall from a pole

Question 11

From 1903-1919, Henry McNulty served as the first full-time president of the IBEW.

Select one:
True
False’

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The ? split in 1908 nearly destroyed the IBEW.

Select one:

a. McDonald-Henry
b. McNulty-Harris
c. Reid-Douglas
d. Reid-Murphy

Answer 12

d. Reid-Murphy

Question 13

IBEW membership rose from 23,500 in 1913 to 148,072 in ? .

Select one:

a. 1919
b. 1925
c. 1927
d. 1930

Answer 13

a. 1919

Question 14

A strike fund was established in 1920 due to actions that were taken at the 15th Convention in New Orleans. This convention also took historic steps to establish labor-management relations with the approval of a plan to join with management in the creation of the Council on ? .

Select one:

a. Labor Agreements
b. Labor Arbitrations
c. Industrial Relations
d. Strike Negotiations

Answer 14

c. Industrial Relations

Question 15

The International Office of the IBEW is located in ? .

Select one:

a. Chicago, IL
b. New York, NY
c. Pittsburgh, PA
d. Washington, DC

Answer 15

d. Washington, DC

Question 16

The letters EWBA stand for Electrical Workers Benefit Association.

Select one:
True
False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The EWBA was founded in 1922 to pay ? benefits.

Select one:

a. death
b. layoff
c. retirement
d. strike

Answer 17

a. death

Question 18

The ? Act of 1935 is also called the National Labor Relations Act.

Select one:

a. Becker
b. Folsom
c. Labor
d. Wagner

Answer 18

d. Wagner

Question 19

The IBEW membership today totals nearly ? members.

Select one:

a. 300,000
b. 450,000
c. 725,000
d. 1,500,000

Answer 19

c. 725,000

Question 20

National Apprenticeship Standards were first registered in the year ? .

Select one:

a. 1930
b. 1941
c. 1950
d. 1955

Answer 20

b. 1941

Question 21

The delegates elected Edwin D. Hill as International President at the ? Convention.

Select one:

a. 26th
b. 30th
c. 36th
d. 40th

Answer 21

c. 36th

Question 22

Who was named President Hill’s successor when he stepped down in 2015?

Select one:

a. JJ Barry
b. Lindell K Lee
c. Lawrence Singer
d. Lonnie Stephenson

Answer 22

d. Lonnie Stephenson

Question 23

? install and maintain the lines that supply electricity to consumers.

Select one:

a. Cablemen
b. Groundmen
c. Linemen
d. Wiremen

Answer 23

c. Linemen

Question 24

Qualified Electrical Workers are responsible for constructing, installing, erecting, repairing, or maintaining all materials, equipment, and appliances required to generate, supply, or furnish electricity.

Select one:
True
False

Answer 24

True