Sample Test 1: Basics

Basics Module: Sample Test Questions.................................................. Print this page
Test your knowledge of the material covered in the training module.
No answer key is provided but answers can be found in the body of the training.

(1) A 400 watt high pressure sodium lamp consumes 4 times as much energy as a 100 watt incandescent lamp (ignoring ballast losses).
(a) True
(b) False

(2) An Incandescent Lamp converts less than 10% of the electricity into light
(a) True
(b) False

(3) The light output of a lamp is measured in
(a) Foot-candles
(b) Watts
(c) Lumens
(d) Nanometers

(4) Deep-cell parabolic Louvers are used on fluorescent 2 x 4 fixtures to
(a) Reflect the light back to the lamp
(b) Reduce glare on computer screens
(c) To provide convective cooling of the fixture
(d) To absorb Ultra-Violet light

(5) Lighting vertical surfaces
(a) is wasteful of energy
(b) is important in general
(c) is only important in warehouses
(d) requires fixtures aimed horizontally

(6) The “Core and Coil” ballast is an example of
(a) Electronic Ballast
(b) Electromagnetic ballast

(7) A typical light level for indoor spaces is
(a) 5 foot-candles
(b) 50 foot-candles
( c) 500 foot-candles
(d) Depends on the size of the area

(8) A 4-foot fluorescent lamp puts out approximately
(a) 40 lumens
(b) 1750 lumens
(c) 3000 lumens
(d) 40000 lumens

(9) To reduce maintenance costs it is best to
(a) Let lamps operate till they burn out
(b) Replace all lamps at 50% of life
(c) Replace all lamps at 2/3ds of life
(d) Replace all lamps at 100% of life

(10) At 10 cents a kilowatt hour, a 400 watt metal halide lamp will use, over its life, about ??? of electricity?
(a) $10
(b) $50
(c) $100
(d) $900