NFPA 72 Quiz 5

1. In the absence of measured data, what is the recommended average sound level
in a Business occupancy?

a.  55 dBa   2013 NFPA 72 Table A.18.4.3 

b. 40 dBa 

c. 75 dBa

d. 60 dBa
2. in the absence of measured data, how loud does a alarm signaling device need
to be within a Business occupancy?

a.  55 dBa 

b. 60 dBa 

c. 90 dBa 

d. 70 dBa   2013 NFPA 72 Article 18.4.3.5.1

3. What is the permissible exposure time allowed for people to be subjected to a
102 dBa sound level?

a. 15 minutes 

b. 1.5 hours   2013 NFPA 72 Table A.18.4.1.2 

c. 30 minutes

d. 1 hour 
4. What is the estimated heat generation doubling time for a 10 foot high stack of
dry pallets on fire?

a.  90 seconds 
 b.  60 seconds 

c. 150 seconds

d. 300 seconds
5. What is the estimated heat release rate for a lit cigarette?

a. 5 watts

b. 15 kW/m2 

c. 200 degrees C

d. 100 watts 

6. A horn that issues a 80 dBA alarm as measured 10 feet away will be how loud
at 20 feet away?

a. 74

b. 78 

c. 70 

d. 72 
7. A particular horn produces 65 dBA at 10 feet with 1/4 watt input. What power
is required to produce 68 dBA?

a. 0.30 watt

b. 0.40 watt

c. 1 watt
 d. 1/2 watt  Double the power and increase output by 3
dBA 
8. A speaker produces 80 dBA at 10 feet away with 1/2 watt input. We need 83
dBA at 20 feet. How much power is required?

a. 4 watts 

b. 2 watts 

c. 3 watts 

d. 6 watts
9. What secondary power capacity (battery) is required for alarm notiication
appliance (non-voice/textual)?

a. 48 hours in quiescent, 5 minutes in alarm 

b. 24 hours in quiescent, 5 minutes in alarm   2013 NFPA 72

Article 10.6.7.2.1 

c. 24 hours in quiescent, 15 minutes in alarm 

d. 48 hours in quiescent, 15 minutes in alarm

10.What battery amp-hour (AH) rating is required for a system with voice/alarm
communications that draw 1 amp in alarm and 0.1 amp in quiescent state?

a. 1 AH

b. 2 AH 

c. 3 AH

d. 4 AH   2013 NFPA 72 Article 10.6.7.2.1(2)

                (24 hr * 0.1 A + 1/4 hr * 1 A) * 1.2 

NFPA 72 Quiz 4
1. Actuation of alarm notification appliances shall occur within how many
seconds after the activation of an initiating device?

a.  10 

b. 20 

c. 30

d. 5
2. Which ECS layer relates to means of notification of personnel by public
measures?

a.  10 

b. 12 

c. 24 

d. 4   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.3.8(4) 

3. For a central station, how long after receipt of a signal for equipment to be
manually reset by the prime contractor is a runner/technician required to arrive
at the site?

a. 15 minutes 

b. 2 hours   2013 NFPA 72 Article 26.3.8.1.2(2) 

c. 30 minutes

d. 1 hour 
4. In no case shall more than how many initiating devices be interconnected
where the interconnecting means is supervised.

a.  64 

b.  16 
 c. 18

d. 12
5. What is the testing frequency of a strobe?

a. Annually

b. semi-annually 

c. quarterly

d. monthly 

6. For a 45X45 foot room with one wall mounted strobe, how many candella is
required for that strobe?

a. 75

b. 65 

c. 55 

d. 19 
7. For a shunt type auxiliary alarm system, what is the maximum length of the
shunt loop?

a. 2,000 feet

b. 1,500 feet 

c. 1,000 feet 

d. 750 feet   2013 NFPA 72 Article 27.6.3.2.2.1(2)(d) 

 8. For constant current (100 mA) wired network systems for alarm processing
equipment, all devices connected in series with any alarm circuit shall function
when the alarm circuit current is reduced to what percent of normal?

a. 70 

b. 80 

c. 90 

d. 85
9. How far must location disignating lights of distinctive color be visible for in all
directions for publicly accessible outdoor alarm boxes?

a. 1,000 

b. 1,500   2013 NFPA 72 Article 27.6.2.1.10 

c. 2,000 

d. 500
10.What chapter in NFPA 72 covers Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems?

a. 12

b. 26 

c. 18

d. 27   

NFPA 72 Quiz 3
1. Which of the following defines a Central Station Service Alarm system?
 a. A system where operation of devices are transmitted automatically to
a station that has competent servers and operators who take
action. 

b. A system that serves properties under one ownership. 

c. A fire alarm and fire department operation.

d. A phone and communications location where notifications can be

made. 
2. How many hours of backup lighting is required for a proprietary supervising
station facility that loses power?

a.  10 

b. 12 

c. 24 

d. 26   2013 NFPA 72 Article 26.4.3.4.3 

3. The proprietary supervising station shall have how many qualified operators on
duty at all times?

a. 1 

b. 2   2013 NFPA 72 Article 26.4.5.1 

c. 3

d. 2 plus a runner 
4. How many years shall complete records of all signals received by a proprietary
supervising station be retained for?

a.  1 

b.  2 
 c. 3

d. 5
5. Upon receipt of supervisory signals, the proprietary supervasing station
operation shall dispatch personnel to arrive within how many hour(s) to
investigate?

a. 2

b. 1 

c. 1/2

d. 3 
6. Which of the following requirements shall apply to DACTs?

a. A DACT shall be connected to two separate means of transmission at

the protected premises.

b. A DACT shall be at basement level. 

c. A DACT shall have a 108 hour secondary power backup.

d. All of the above.

7. Alarm system equipment shall comply with FCC rules concerning which of the
following?

a. Electromagnetic Radiation

b. Use of Radio Frequencies 

c. Connection to Public Telephone Network 

d. All of the above   2013 NFPA 72 Article 26.6.2.3.1 

8. How many years shall a Remote Supervising Alarm Station maintain records
for time, date and location of all signals and restorations received?
 a. 1 

b. 2 

c. 5 

d. 10
9. Within how many hours after a proprietary supervising station receives a
trouble signal shall personnel arrive to perform maintenance?

a. 2 

b. 4   2013 NFPA 72 Article 26.4.6.6.4(2) 

c. 1 

d. 3
10.What chapter in NFPA 72 covers Supervising Station Alarm Systems?

a. 6

b. 27 

c. 18

d. 26   

NFPA 72 Quiz 2
1. Which of the following locations shall not have an evacuation notification?

a. Elevator Cars 
 b. Exit Stair Enclosures 

c. Exit Passageways

d. All of the above   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.4.2.8.4.1 

e.
2. What pathway survivability level is required for systems employing relocation
or partial evacuation?

a.  1 

b. 2 

c. 2 or 3   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.3.6.4.1 

d. B
3. What is the minimum number of minutes for secondary power capacity to
support full load operation mode for High Power Speaker Arrays (HPSA) used
for wide area mass notification systems after being in standby mode for 7 days?

a. 5 

b. 30 

c. 120

d. 60   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.4.4.4.2.2 

4. Which of the following is required to be given to the building owner after final
acceptance of the alarm system has occurred?

a.  Record AND as-built drawings

b.  Owners manual 

c. Copy of the site-specific software

 d. All of the above   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.4.3.5.3
5. Which of the following apply to non-fire emergency manual actuating boxes?

a. They shall have tactile markings.

b. They shall be of a contrasting color to manual fire alarm boxes on

the protected premises. 

c. They shall not be red in color.

d. All of the above.   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.4.3.10.5 

6. Where audible notification is provided, mass notification systems shall also
provide visible notification information as follows:

a. The visible notification shall be accomplished using strobes.

 

b. Textual, graphic or video displayes shall not be permitted. 

c. Transmission of visible notification and messages shall not be

simultaneous to audible notification and messages.

d. All of the above.

7. How many hours after loss of primary power shall secondary power enable the
operation of textual visible appliances for continuous display during an
emergency event?

a. 1

b. 2   2013 NFPA 72 Article 24.4.4.4.7.1 

c. 3 

d. 4
8. The area of refuge (rescue assistance) emergency communications system shall
be comprised of:
 a. Remotely located area of refuge stations and a central control point.
 

b. Emergency response vehicle access. 

c. Emergency medical technician contact information. 

d. A control point attendant at the central control point.

9. Which of the following is required in an Owners Manual for new emergency
communications systems?

a. Service directory. 

b. Architectural detail map of building. 

c. Management organization chart. 

d. Site utility map.

10.What chapter in NFPA 72 covers Emergency Communication Systems (mass
notification)?

a. 19

b. 27 

c. 12

d. 24   

NFPA 72 Quiz 1
Subsequent quizzes show references for where the answers are found.

1. What is the minimum distance in inches that a ceiling mounted heat sensing
fire detector can be from the sidewall?

a. 4  
 b. 1 

c. 7

d. 10
2. What is the inspection frequency for a waterflow device?

a.  Quarterly 

b. Monthly 

c. Semi-annually

d. Annually
3. What Class of pathway is not operationally capable beyond a single open, and
does not include a redundant path?

a. A 

b. B   

c. C

d. D
4. If all areas where return air system/vents are located are provided with
appropriate smoke detector cover, which of the following is true?

a.  Both supply side and return air ducts need smoke detectors

b.  Return air ducts do not need detectors   

c. Supply air ducts do not need detectors

d. Return air ducts are required to have smoke detectors

5. What is the minimum height in inches from the floor that the operable portion
of a manually actuated fire alarm initiating device needs to be?
 a. 40

b. 42   

c. 36

d. 48
6. What is the maximum height in inches from the floor that the operable portion
of a manually actuated fire alarm initiating device needs to be?

a. 42

b. 48   

c. 36

d. 50
7. The first row of ceiling mounted smoke detectors in an open area shall not
exceed how many free from the wall?

a. 21

b. 12 

c. 15   

d. 30
8. For systems employing relocation or partial evacuation what pathway
survivability shall be required?

a. Class A

b. Level 0, 1, 2, or 3 

c. Level 2 or Level 3   
 d. Class B or C
9. Secondary power for HPSAs (High Power Speaker Arrays) used for wide-area
mass notification systems shall have sufficient capacity to operate the unit for a
minimum of how many days in standby mode?

a. 2

b. 5 

c. 7   

d. 3
10.What chapter in NFPA 72 covers Emergency Communication Systems (mass
notification)?

a. 19

b. 27 

c. 12

d. 24