VIRGINIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM
CONTRACTING
2026/2027 PRACTICE EXAM — 450 QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
1. VIRGINIA LICENSING & DPOR
1. Which Virginia agency administers contractor licensing through the Board for Contractors?
A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
B. Virginia Department of Health
C. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
D. Virginia Department of Education
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
RATIONALE: DPOR houses the Virginia Board for Contractors, which licenses contractor businesses and regulates contractor
requirements.
2. What does the contractor license class primarily determine?
A. The monetary value of contracts or projects the contractor may perform
B. The color of the contractor's vehicles
C. The number of employees a company must hire
D. The manufacturer's warranty period
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The monetary value of contracts or projects the contractor may perform
RATIONALE: Virginia contractor licenses use Classes A, B, and C to establish monetary limits, while classifications or
specialties identify the type of work permitted.
3. What does a contractor classification or specialty primarily identify?
A. The type of work the contractor is authorized to perform
B. The contractor's annual tax rate
C. The contractor's vehicle insurance
D. The customer's utility rate
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The type of work the contractor is authorized to perform
RATIONALE: The class addresses monetary limits; the classification or specialty identifies the type of contracting work.
4. Which specialty abbreviation is used for Alternative Energy System Contracting in Virginia?
A. AES
B. AEP
C. ALT
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, D. EAS
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. AES
RATIONALE: Virginia's Board for Contractors regulations identify Alternative energy system contracting with the abbreviation
AES.
5. Which statement best describes the AES specialty?
A. Installation, repair, or improvement of alternative energy generation or supplemental energy systems and associated
equipment annexed to real property B. Only fossil-fuel emergency generators
C. Only residential electrical wiring
D. Only plumbing fixtures
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Installation, repair, or improvement of alternative energy generation or supplemental energy
systems and associated equipment annexed to real property
RATIONALE: The Virginia regulation defines AES around alternative energy generation and supplemental energy systems and
associated equipment.
6. Does the AES specialty by itself provide electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, or HVAC functions?
A. No
B. Yes, all of them
C. Only electrical work
D. Only plumbing work
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. No
RATIONALE: The AES specialty definition specifically excludes electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, and HVAC functions.
7. Which federal-style organization is NOT the Virginia agency responsible for contractor licensing?
A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
B. Virginia Board for Contractors
C. DPOR
D. None of the above
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
RATIONALE: DPOR and the Board for Contractors are the Virginia entities involved in contractor licensing.
8. For a new Virginia contractor license, pre-license education is a separate requirement from Class A and Class B
examinations.
A. True
B. False
C. Only for AES contractors
D. Only for electrical contractors
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. True
RATIONALE: DPOR explains that the eight-hour pre-license education requirement is separate from the Class A and B
examinations.
9. Who regulates the contractor licensing program discussed in these questions?
A. The Virginia Board for Contractors
B. The State Corporation Commission alone
C. The DMV
D. The Department of Agriculture
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The Virginia Board for Contractors
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, RATIONALE: The Board for Contractors operates within DPOR and regulates contractor licensing.
10. A contractor wants to perform work outside the scope of its licensed specialty. What is the safest compliance
approach?
A. Obtain the required classification, specialty, or properly licensed subcontractor before performing the work
B. Perform it anyway if the customer agrees
C. Perform it without a permit
D. Have an unlicensed employee sign the contract
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Obtain the required classification, specialty, or properly licensed subcontractor before
performing the work
RATIONALE: Contractors must stay within their credentialed scope and use properly licensed entities for work outside that
scope.
11. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $50,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
12. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $75,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
13. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $100,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
14. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $119,999, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
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, D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
15. Under current Virginia contractor licensing information, a single contract or project at $120,000 or more is
associated with which class?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. No class
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class A
RATIONALE: Current Virginia contractor materials identify $120,000 as the Class A single-contract/project threshold.
16. Under current Virginia contractor licensing information, a single contract of $10,000 or more but less than
$120,000 is generally associated with which class?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C
D. Tradesman license
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: The current contractor framework generally places $10,000 through below $120,000 in Class B, subject to the full
statutory rules.
17. Which statement about a Class C license is most accurate?
A. It is the lower monetary class and has a smaller contract limit than Class B
B. It automatically authorizes every specialty
C. It is only for electrical contractors
D. It replaces all permits
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. It is the lower monetary class and has a smaller contract limit than Class B
RATIONALE: Class C is the lower monetary contractor class and does not automatically authorize every type of work.
18. A company has the correct monetary class but lacks the AES specialty. Can it automatically perform AES
specialty work?
A. No
B. Yes, the class alone is enough
C. Only on weekends
D. Only if the customer signs a waiver
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. No
RATIONALE: The license class and the classification/specialty serve different purposes.
19. Which Virginia body publishes contractor regulations and licensing information through DPOR?
A. Board for Contractors
B. Board of Medicine
C. Board of Dentistry
D. Board of Pharmacy
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Board for Contractors
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CONTRACTING
2026/2027 PRACTICE EXAM — 450 QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
1. VIRGINIA LICENSING & DPOR
1. Which Virginia agency administers contractor licensing through the Board for Contractors?
A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
B. Virginia Department of Health
C. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
D. Virginia Department of Education
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)
RATIONALE: DPOR houses the Virginia Board for Contractors, which licenses contractor businesses and regulates contractor
requirements.
2. What does the contractor license class primarily determine?
A. The monetary value of contracts or projects the contractor may perform
B. The color of the contractor's vehicles
C. The number of employees a company must hire
D. The manufacturer's warranty period
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The monetary value of contracts or projects the contractor may perform
RATIONALE: Virginia contractor licenses use Classes A, B, and C to establish monetary limits, while classifications or
specialties identify the type of work permitted.
3. What does a contractor classification or specialty primarily identify?
A. The type of work the contractor is authorized to perform
B. The contractor's annual tax rate
C. The contractor's vehicle insurance
D. The customer's utility rate
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The type of work the contractor is authorized to perform
RATIONALE: The class addresses monetary limits; the classification or specialty identifies the type of contracting work.
4. Which specialty abbreviation is used for Alternative Energy System Contracting in Virginia?
A. AES
B. AEP
C. ALT
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, D. EAS
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. AES
RATIONALE: Virginia's Board for Contractors regulations identify Alternative energy system contracting with the abbreviation
AES.
5. Which statement best describes the AES specialty?
A. Installation, repair, or improvement of alternative energy generation or supplemental energy systems and associated
equipment annexed to real property B. Only fossil-fuel emergency generators
C. Only residential electrical wiring
D. Only plumbing fixtures
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Installation, repair, or improvement of alternative energy generation or supplemental energy
systems and associated equipment annexed to real property
RATIONALE: The Virginia regulation defines AES around alternative energy generation and supplemental energy systems and
associated equipment.
6. Does the AES specialty by itself provide electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, or HVAC functions?
A. No
B. Yes, all of them
C. Only electrical work
D. Only plumbing work
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. No
RATIONALE: The AES specialty definition specifically excludes electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, and HVAC functions.
7. Which federal-style organization is NOT the Virginia agency responsible for contractor licensing?
A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
B. Virginia Board for Contractors
C. DPOR
D. None of the above
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
RATIONALE: DPOR and the Board for Contractors are the Virginia entities involved in contractor licensing.
8. For a new Virginia contractor license, pre-license education is a separate requirement from Class A and Class B
examinations.
A. True
B. False
C. Only for AES contractors
D. Only for electrical contractors
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. True
RATIONALE: DPOR explains that the eight-hour pre-license education requirement is separate from the Class A and B
examinations.
9. Who regulates the contractor licensing program discussed in these questions?
A. The Virginia Board for Contractors
B. The State Corporation Commission alone
C. The DMV
D. The Department of Agriculture
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. The Virginia Board for Contractors
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, RATIONALE: The Board for Contractors operates within DPOR and regulates contractor licensing.
10. A contractor wants to perform work outside the scope of its licensed specialty. What is the safest compliance
approach?
A. Obtain the required classification, specialty, or properly licensed subcontractor before performing the work
B. Perform it anyway if the customer agrees
C. Perform it without a permit
D. Have an unlicensed employee sign the contract
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Obtain the required classification, specialty, or properly licensed subcontractor before
performing the work
RATIONALE: Contractors must stay within their credentialed scope and use properly licensed entities for work outside that
scope.
11. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $50,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
12. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $75,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
13. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $100,000, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
14. Under the commonly tested Virginia contractor class thresholds, which class is associated with a single
contract value of $119,999, assuming other requirements are met?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C only
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, D. No contractor license can ever be used
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: Virginia's Class B range is below the Class A threshold; always verify the current statutory and regulatory
thresholds for the exam year.
15. Under current Virginia contractor licensing information, a single contract or project at $120,000 or more is
associated with which class?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. No class
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class A
RATIONALE: Current Virginia contractor materials identify $120,000 as the Class A single-contract/project threshold.
16. Under current Virginia contractor licensing information, a single contract of $10,000 or more but less than
$120,000 is generally associated with which class?
A. Class B
B. Class A
C. Class C
D. Tradesman license
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Class B
RATIONALE: The current contractor framework generally places $10,000 through below $120,000 in Class B, subject to the full
statutory rules.
17. Which statement about a Class C license is most accurate?
A. It is the lower monetary class and has a smaller contract limit than Class B
B. It automatically authorizes every specialty
C. It is only for electrical contractors
D. It replaces all permits
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. It is the lower monetary class and has a smaller contract limit than Class B
RATIONALE: Class C is the lower monetary contractor class and does not automatically authorize every type of work.
18. A company has the correct monetary class but lacks the AES specialty. Can it automatically perform AES
specialty work?
A. No
B. Yes, the class alone is enough
C. Only on weekends
D. Only if the customer signs a waiver
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. No
RATIONALE: The license class and the classification/specialty serve different purposes.
19. Which Virginia body publishes contractor regulations and licensing information through DPOR?
A. Board for Contractors
B. Board of Medicine
C. Board of Dentistry
D. Board of Pharmacy
✓ CORRECT ANSWER: A. Board for Contractors
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