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T/F - A fabric will require a different test depending on whether it is used as a wallcovering or window
treatment. - correct answer ✔True
T/F - The Smolder Resistance Test is also known as the Cigarette Ignition Test. - correct answer ✔True
T/F - If you found a used sofa, you could have it tested and use it in a space that requires its seating to
pass CAL 133. - correct answer ✔False
T/F - When wood veneer is used as an interior finish, it may have to be treated to meet code finish
requirements. - correct answer ✔True
T/F - Paint applied to any surface does not have to be rated because it is considered thermally thin. -
correct answer ✔False
T/F - As you travel through a means of egress toward the exit discharge, the required finish classes
become stricter - correct answer ✔True
T/F - If a finish is not pretested, there is currently no method make it usable on a project. - correct
answer ✔False
T/F - Many of the sustainable product standards use product certifications as a benchmark to measure a
product. - correct answer ✔False
A fire __________________________ is a separate material that may be used underneath an upholstery
fabric on a chair or sofa for the purpose of creating a fire barrier. - correct answer ✔block
,_______________________ occurs when a fire generates so much heat that the combustible materials
in the room reach their ignition temperature and simultaneously ignite. - correct answer ✔Flashover
A(n) __________________________ company can add a fire retardant coating to a finish to make it
more flame resistant. - correct answer ✔treatment
Accessibility requirements for furniture usually apply to two types of furniture: seating and
__________________________. - correct answer ✔work surfaces
VOC is an acronym for volatile __________________________ compounds. - correct answer ✔organic
Match each test name on the left with the number designation shown on the right. Fill in the
appropriate letter on the lines shown. - correct answer ✔b. Pill test (16 CFR 1630)
h. Steiner Tunnel Test (ASTM E84)
e. Vertical Flame Test (NFPA 701)
c. Radiant Panel Test (ASTM E648)
a. Room Corner Test (NFPA 265)
f. Toxicity Test (NFPA 269)
d. Smolder Resistance Test (NFPA 260)
g. Mattress Test (16 CFR 1632)
Which of the following finish tests is a rated test and not a pass/fail test? - correct answer ✔Radiant
Panel Test
Which of the following tests is required for mattresses used in certain Institutional occupancies? -
correct answer ✔ASTM E1590
, Which of the following tests would not typically be used on the upholstery of a chair? - correct answer
✔Radiant Panel Test
The Pitts Test is typically used to test which of the following? - correct answer ✔1. Finishes
2. Mattresses
3. Conduit
4. All of the above
Answer = All of the above
Which of the following does not typically affect the finish test required on a project? - correct answer
✔The size of the building
Which of the following statements about CAL 133 is correct? - correct answer ✔The aim of the test is
to eliminate the flashover that occurs in the second phase of a fire.
Which of the following is not a Room Corner Test? - correct answer ✔NFPA 253
A fabric is considered flame resistant if it does what? - correct answer ✔1. Resists catching on fire
2. Chars instead of burns
3. Terminates the flame after the ignition source is removed
4. All of the above
Answer = All of the above
Which of the following finish tests would be used on a tufted fabric applied to a wall? - correct answer
✔Room Corner Test