Orientation Level 1: Lesson 4 The IBEW and its History

Question 1

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is the most established and extensive electrical union in the world.
Select one:
True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In what year were the first telegraph wires strung and between what two cities?
Select one:

a.
1844 / Philadelphia and Washington

b.
1844 / Washington and Baltimore

c.
1846 / St. Louis and Chicago

d.
1846 / Washington and Philadelphia

Answer 2

1844 / Washington and Baltimore

Question 3

An early generating plant was established in the city of ? in 1882 on Pearl Street.
Select one:

a.
Baltimore

b.
New York

c.
Philadelphia

d.
Washington

Answer 3

New York

Question 4

In 1879 the first successful ? lamp was invented by ? .
Select one:

a.
fluorescent / Benjamin Franklin

b.
incandescent / Thomas Edison

c.
outdoor / Benjamin Franklin

d.
sodium /Thomas Edison

Answer 4

incandescent / Thomas Edison

Question 5

The nucleus of what was to become the IBEW was formed in ? in the city of ? .
Select one:

a.
1888 / Baltimore

b.
1888 / New York

c.
1890 / St. Louis

d.
1892 / Washington

Answer 5

1890 / St. Louis

Question 6

Who was the first president of the NBEW (later known as the IBEW)?
Select one:

a.
Charles Pillard

b.
Edward D. Hill

c.
Henry Miller

d.
Thomas Wheeler

Answer 6

Henry Miller

Question 7

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

a.
few / 1881

b.
few / 1891

c.
many / 1881

d.
many / 1891

Answer 7

few / 1891

Question 8

The adoption of an ? system improved conditions of work and ? .

Select one:

a.
apprenticeship / safety

b.
apprenticeship / wages

c.
education / safety

d.
education / wages

Answer 8

apprenticeship / safety

Question 9

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

a.
two / NECA contractor

b.
three / Journeyman Electrical Worker

c.
four / Foreman Electrical Worker

d.
five / NECA contractor

Answer 9

three / Journeyman Electrical Worker

Question 10

The first president of the IBEW died on July 10, 1896, as a result of a(n) ? .
Select one:

a.
fall from a building

b.
fall from a power pole

c.
heart attack

d.
train accident

Answer 10

fall from a power pole

Question 11

From 1903 to 1919, ? served as the first full-time president of the IBEW.
Select one:

a.
Edward J. Brown

b.
Frank McNulty

c.
J. P. Noonan

d.
William A. Jackson

Answer 11

Frank McNulty

Question 12

The ? split in 1908 nearly destroyed the IBEW.
Select one:

a.
Collins-McNulty

b.
Gompers-Ford

c.
Reid-Collins

d.
Reid-Murphy

Answer 12

Reid-Murphy

Question 13

IBEW membership rose from ? in 1913 to ? in 1919.
Select one:

a.
23,500 / 148,072

b.
23,800 / 147,702

c.
25,300 / 142,087

d.
28,500 / 140,802

Answer 13

23,500 / 148,072

Question 14

A ? fund was established in 1919 due to actions 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 ? on Industrial Relations.
Select one:

a.
health and welfare / Board

b.
sick / Committee

c.
strike / Council

d.
welfare / Commission

Answer 14

strike / Council

Question 15

The International Office of the IBEW is located in ? .
Select one:

a.
Baltimore, MD

b.
New York, NY

c.
St. Louis, MO

d.
Washington, DC

Answer 15

Washington, DC

Question 16

What do the letters EWBA stand for?
Select one:

a.
Electrical Workers Benefit Association

b.
Electrical Workers Benevolent Association

c.
Electrical Workers Benign Assembly

d.
Electrical Workers Business Association

Answer 16

Electrical Workers Benefit Association

Question 17

The EWBA was founded in 1922 to pay ? benefits.
Select one:

a.
death

b.
health

c.
pension

d.
welfare

Answer 17

death

Question 18

The ? Act of 1935 is more commonly referred to as the Wagner Act.
Select one:

a.
International Labor and Working

b.
National Anti-strike Workers

c.
National Labor Negotiating

d.
National Labor Relations

Answer 18

National Labor Relations

Question 19

The IBEW membership today totals approximately ? members.
Select one:

a.
250,000

b.
500,000

c.
750,000

d.
1,000,000

Answer 19

750,000

Question 20

National Apprenticeship Standards were first registered in the year ? .
Select one:

a.
1939

b.
1941

c.
1947

d.
1951

Answer 20

1941

Question 21

The IBEW hired a full-time director of skill-improvement training in what year?
Select one:

a.
1945

b.
1955

c.
1959

d.
1966

Answer 21

1959

Question 22

The current International President of the IBEW is ? , elected in 2016 at the 39th International Convention.
Select one:

a.
J.J. Barry

b.
Edwin D. Hill

c.
Henry Miller

d.
Lonnie R. Stephenson

Answer 22

Lonnie R. Stephenson