NEC 2025 Journeyman Prep Quiz Questions and
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How many 400 W fixtures could be installed on a 120 V 15amp circuit?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8 - ✔✔3
Ten 1200 W lightning fixtures are connected on a 277 V system. How many amps might the circuit draw?
A. 23
B. 60
C. 43
D. 54 - ✔✔43
A toaster is listed as 1560 W. When it is plugged into a 120 V circuit and starts to make toast, how many
amperes will it draw?
A. 1,440
B. 1,680
C. 13
D. 187,200 - ✔✔13
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You have been asked to add a 4200 W lighting fixture to a 20 amp lighting circuit. What is the voltage
needed to comply with the NEC?
A. 120 V
B. 240 V
C. 277 V
D. none of the above - ✔✔277 V
An electric circuit has a resistance of 20 Ohms. The current is measured to be 6 A. How many volts are
applied to the circuit?
A. 3 1/3
B. 14
C. 26
D. 120 - ✔✔120
An electric motor is running on 120 V. The current is measured to be 2 A. How many ohms of resistance
is the motor?
A. 60
B. 118
C. 122
D. 240 - ✔✔60
An electrical circuit has a voltage of 50 V and a resistance of 5 Ohms. What is the value of current?
A. 10 A
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B. 45 A
C. 55 A
D. 250 A - ✔✔
A series circuit is a circuit that has only one path for _____ flow.
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Power
D. Resistance - ✔✔Current
In a series circuit with two resistors, the total resistance is equal to the _____ of the two resistors.
A. Difference
B. Product over the sum
C. Sum
D. Quotient - ✔✔Sum
A series circuit has a total resistance of 180 Ohms and an applied voltage of 120 V. What is the current
flow?
A. 300 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 60 A
D. 0.667 A - ✔✔0.667 A
The two resistors in a series circuit have voltages of 25 V and 60 V. The applied voltage is _____.
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A. 35 V
B. 85 V
C. 25 V
D. 60 V - ✔✔85 V
A series circuit has two resistors. The resistors dissipate 10 W and 15 W. What is the total power
dissipation of the circuit?
A. 10 W
B. 5 W
C. 25 W
D. 15 W - ✔✔25 W
A three-resistor circuit has a total power of 25 W. Two of the resistors dissipate 10 W and 5 W
respectively. How much power does the third resistor dissipate?
A. 25 W
B. 10 W
C. 2 W
D. 15 W - ✔✔10 W
Circuits that have more than one path for current flow are _____ circuits.
A. Parallel
B. Series
C. Combination
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