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MASSACHUSETTS UNRESTRICTED CSL
PRACTICE AND REVIEW EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Which of the following use groups does NOT require a sprinkler
system
A. A-1
B. B, with 12,000 square feet floor area
C. M (all uses) in a four story building
D. S-1, 11,500 square feet in a 3 story building - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B, with a 12,000 square feet floor area
IBC - section 903.2 & table 903.2 - mass amendments
Which of the following is the minimum building height above the
lowest level of fire department vehicle access that requires
Class III standpipes to be installed throughout the buildings,
regardless of the use group classification?
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A. 70 feet
B. 50 feet
C. 30 feet
D. 60 feet - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 feet
IBC - section 905.3.1
Which of the following concealed spaces in a building does NOT
require fireblocking?
A. spaces of stud walls and partitions of ceiling levels
B. between stair stringers in stairways
C. architectural trim at a maximum of twenty feet intervals
D. slab on grade floors on gymnasiums - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slab
on grade floors on gymnasiums
IBC - section 717.2.7
Which of the following is NOT true regarding manual fire alarm
boxes?
A. shall be located within five feet of the entrance to an exit
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B. shall be located on each floor including basements
C. shall be located at the level of discharge exits only
D. shall be red in color - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Shall be located at the
level of discharge exits only
IBC - section 907.4.2.1
Which of the following is the proper method for installing heat
detectors on the center of a vaulted ceiling with a slope of 1:7 in a
single family dwelling
A. a minimum of 4 inches away from any wall
B. a minimum of 8 inches away from any wall
C. minimum of 12 inches away from any wall
D. a minimum of 10 inches away from any wall - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
A minimum of 4 inches away from any wall
IRC - section R314.5.1 - mass amendments
What is the minimum height above a finished floor a protective
covering of a structural member must be to protect it from
impact?
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A. full height of member
B. 50% of height of member
C. 5 feet
D. 4 feet - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 5 feet
IBC - section 704.9
Which of the following requirements is NOT true regarding the
location of smoke detectors in a one or two family dwelling?
A. in the vicinity of bedrooms
B. in all bedrooms
C. in all basements and habitable attics
D. in uninhabited attics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In uninhabited attics
IRC - section R314.3
An automatic sprinkler system is required in all one and two
family dwellings in which of the following?
A. greater than 14,000 square feet including basements
B. greater than 14,400 square feet including garages
MASSACHUSETTS UNRESTRICTED CSL
PRACTICE AND REVIEW EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Which of the following use groups does NOT require a sprinkler
system
A. A-1
B. B, with 12,000 square feet floor area
C. M (all uses) in a four story building
D. S-1, 11,500 square feet in a 3 story building - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B, with a 12,000 square feet floor area
IBC - section 903.2 & table 903.2 - mass amendments
Which of the following is the minimum building height above the
lowest level of fire department vehicle access that requires
Class III standpipes to be installed throughout the buildings,
regardless of the use group classification?
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A. 70 feet
B. 50 feet
C. 30 feet
D. 60 feet - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 feet
IBC - section 905.3.1
Which of the following concealed spaces in a building does NOT
require fireblocking?
A. spaces of stud walls and partitions of ceiling levels
B. between stair stringers in stairways
C. architectural trim at a maximum of twenty feet intervals
D. slab on grade floors on gymnasiums - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Slab
on grade floors on gymnasiums
IBC - section 717.2.7
Which of the following is NOT true regarding manual fire alarm
boxes?
A. shall be located within five feet of the entrance to an exit
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B. shall be located on each floor including basements
C. shall be located at the level of discharge exits only
D. shall be red in color - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Shall be located at the
level of discharge exits only
IBC - section 907.4.2.1
Which of the following is the proper method for installing heat
detectors on the center of a vaulted ceiling with a slope of 1:7 in a
single family dwelling
A. a minimum of 4 inches away from any wall
B. a minimum of 8 inches away from any wall
C. minimum of 12 inches away from any wall
D. a minimum of 10 inches away from any wall - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
A minimum of 4 inches away from any wall
IRC - section R314.5.1 - mass amendments
What is the minimum height above a finished floor a protective
covering of a structural member must be to protect it from
impact?
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A. full height of member
B. 50% of height of member
C. 5 feet
D. 4 feet - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 5 feet
IBC - section 704.9
Which of the following requirements is NOT true regarding the
location of smoke detectors in a one or two family dwelling?
A. in the vicinity of bedrooms
B. in all bedrooms
C. in all basements and habitable attics
D. in uninhabited attics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In uninhabited attics
IRC - section R314.3
An automatic sprinkler system is required in all one and two
family dwellings in which of the following?
A. greater than 14,000 square feet including basements
B. greater than 14,400 square feet including garages
