BT QUIZ 11 NAME: ______________________________________ SECTION: __________
1. Metal curtain wall systems can be classified according to their mode of assembly at the time of installation on the
building. Which of the following systems is assembled in place on the building?
a. Panel system b. Unit system c. Unit and mullion system d. Stick system
2. What is the purpose of placing a drip groove and/or capillary break at the bottom of a window sash, along with a
corresponding weatherstrip placed at bottom interior side of the same sash?
a. To provide pressure equalization chamber c. To repel water caused by gravitational entry
b. To prevent abrasion between sash and sill d. To prevent insect penetration
3. A door divided horizontally so that the upper or lower part can be opened or closed separately.
a. Combination door b. Dutch door c. Jib door d. Louvered door e. Kalamein door
4. The wall area between the head of a window on one story and the sill of a window on the floor above.
a. Clerestory b. Soffit c. Spandrel d. Transom
5. The term "low-e" in a window system refers to
a. A glass coating mounted on the glass panel. d. The sandwiched film in a laminated glass.
b. Space in between two panels of an insulated window. e. The insulation features of a window system.
c. Chemical content added to glass to enhance its emission resistance.
6. The application of a sealant to a joint, crack, or crevice.
a. Bead b. Caulk c. Firestop d. Safing e. Weatherstrip
7. A vertical bar between adjacent window or door units.
a. Mullion b. Muntin c. Stile d. Sash
8. The horizontal bottom portion of a window or a door.
a. Sill b. Apron c. Threshold d. Ledger
9. The vertical framing member in a panel door.
a. Header b. Stile c. Mullion d. Muntin
10. A curtain wall system consisting entirely of prefabricated panel units.
a. Composite system b. Stick system c. Unit system d. Unit-and-mullion system
11. A ribbon of resilient, brushlike or springy material used to reduce air infiltration thru the crack around a sash or door.
a. Shim b. Weatherstrip c. Threshold d. Neoprene
12. The cylindrical, projecting joint of a hinge through which the pin passes.
a. Gain b. Leaf c. Knuckle d. Pintle
13. It is the process of squeezing a material through a shaped orifice (called a die) to produce a linear element with the
desired cross section. Aluminum profiles are the most common product of this process.
a. Moulding b. Die casting c. Extrusion d. Forging
14. Dimension from plane of face od door to plane of face of frame.
a. Door backset b. Door buck c. Door clearance d. Door opening e. Door sweep
15. A door frame of rough material to which the finished door frame is attached.
a. Door backset b. Door buck c. Door clearance d. Door opening e. Door sweep
16. The margin of clearance around the edge of a door, between door and frame.
a. Door backset b. Door buck c. Door clearance d. Door opening e. Door sweep
17. To install glass.
a. Annealing b. Glazing c. Sash works d. Glass works
18. Which of the following locksets cannot be installed on the door edge?
a. Cylinder lock b. Rim lock c. Mortise lock d. Unit lock
21. Which type of insulating material is most heat-resistant?
a. Batt or blanket b. Loose fill/fibers c. Foamed in place d. Rigid board
22. A synthetic rubber having physical properties closely resembling those of natural rubber. It is made by polymerizing
chloroprenes, which is produced from acetylene and hydrogen chloride.
a. Butyl b. Caulk c. Mastic d. Neoprene e. Silicone
23. A non-hardening compound formed by the copolymerization of isobutylene with isoprene.
a. Butyl b. Caulk c. Mastic d. Neoprene e. Silicone
24. A material that, after application as thin layer, is converted to solid protective, decorative & functional adherent film.
a. Butyl b. Caulk c. Mastic d. Neoprene e. Silicone
25. A compound used to fill and seal a joint or opening.
a. Butyl b. Caulk c. Mastic d. Sealant e. Silicone
