Hose Practices (7th Edition)
Chapter 1-Hose & Coupling Construction
Multiple Choice Test
34 questions

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1) How is the outer layer of fire hose usually constructed?

a. Rubber-mesh.
b. Woven-jacket.
c. Straight-jacket.
d. Curved-jacket.

  

2) Booster hose most resembles what other type of hose?

a. Fire extinguisher hose.
b. Garden hose.
c. Hard-suction hose.
d. None of the above.

  

3) What type of fiber is mainly used to construct woven-jacket hose?

a. Natural fiber.
b. Synthetic fiber.
c. Metal fiber.
d. Rubber fiber.

  

4) How many layers is most fabric-jacketed hose?

a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. B or C

  

5) What type of hose should be used on domestic standpipe connections?

a. The pre-connected hose.
b. Any hose available.
c. Fire service hose.
d. A or B

  

6) What material/method is used to construct booster hose?

a. Single layer of braided, rubberized material.
b. Several layers of straight, rubberized material.
c. Several layers of braided, fibrous material.
d. Several layers of braided, rubberized material.

  

7) Booster hose is usually carried on a reel.

a. True
b. False

  

8) In which of the following sizes is booster hose available?

a. 1/2 inch.
b. 3/4 inch.
c. 1 1/2 inch.
d. A & C.

  

9) What is the true statement below regarding hose?

a. Soft sleeve hose is used to transfer water during drafting operations.
b. Hard suction hose is used to transfer water from hydrant to pumper intake.
c. Hard suction hose is used for drafting operations.
d. None of the above are true.

  

10) Which of the following is a property of "curing" a hose?

a. Application of cold and pressure to set the hose shape.
b. Application of heat and pressure to increase smoothness.
c. Application of cold and pressure to bond the hose to the outer jacket.
d. A & C

  

11) What is the primary requirement of hose couplings?

a. To resist abrasion.
b. To resist cold.
c. To resist heat.
d. To resist detachment.

  

12) What is the primary function of attack hose? 

a. To connect a pumper to a water source.
b. To move large volumes of water at low pressure.
c. To control and extinguish fire.
d. To transport extinguishing agents from a container to the nozzle.

  

13) What is the primary function of extinguisher hose?

a. To connect a pumper to a water source.
b. To move large volumes of water at low pressure.
c. To control and extinguish fire.
d. To transport extinguishing agents from a container to the nozzle.

  

14) What is the primary function of intake hose?

a. To connect a pumper to a water source.
b. To move large volumes of water at low pressure.
c. To control and extinguish fire.
d. To transport extinguishing agents from a container to the nozzle.

  

15) What is the primary function of supply hose?

a. To connect a pumper to a water source.
b. To move large volumes of water at low pressure.
c. To control and extinguish fire.
d. To transport extinguishing agents from a container to the nozzle.

  

16) Which of the following are characteristics of braided hose?

a. Alternate layers.
b. Contains yarn and rubber.
c. Covers a rubber liner.
d. All of the above.

  

17) Lined woven-jacket hose is constructed of one or more fabric jackets.

a. True
b. False

  

18) Characteristics of rubber covered hose include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Woven tube.
b. Rubber lining.
c. Fabric lining.
d. Rubber cover.

  

19) Wrapped hose construction contains light-gauge wire coiled between the fabric layers.

a. True
b. False

  

20) Conventional extinguisher hose has a maximum discharge pressure of:

a. 200 psi.
b. 320 psi.
c. 400 psi.
d. 500 psi.

  

21) High-pressure extinguisher hose has a maximum discharge pressure of:

a. 850 psi.
b. 1,000 psi.
c. 1,200 psi.
d. 1,450 psi.

  

22) Which of the following are common jacket types or liner types of forestry hose?

a. Double-jacket.
b. Lined.
c. Unlined.
d. B & C

  

23) Why is some forestry hose designed to leak water?

a. It is a design flaw.
b. It increases heat-resistance.
c. It helps to put out the fire.
d. It keeps crews from dehydrating.

  

24) What is the most common size of standpipe hose?

a. 3/4 inch.
b. 1 inch.
c. 1 1/4 inch.
d. 1 1/2 inch.

  

25) Rubber has greater tensile strength than thermoplastic, however, thermoplastic is lighter.

a. True
b. False

  

26) Which of the rubber liner manufacturing processes is commonly used today?

a. Calendering.
b. Extrusion.
c. Expulsion.
d. Contrusion.

  

27) All of the following can be used to overcome pressure loss in long hose lays using medium diameter hose EXCEPT:

a. Laying a single line at high pressure.
b. Laying several parallel lines.
c. Placing pumpers at intervals to boost presssure.
d. Using multiple lines and pumpers at intervals.

  

28) All of the following are large diameter hose sizes EXCEPT:

a. 3 1/2 inch.
b. 4 inch.
c. 5 inch.
d. 5 1/2 inch.

  

29) Which of the following manufacturing methods produces the strongest coupling?

a. Extruding.
b. Forging.
c. Casting.
d. Bonding.

  

30) Which of the following manufacturing methods produces the weakest coupling?

a. Extruding.
b. Forging.
c. Casting.
d. Bonding.

  

31) All of the following are hose coupling designs EXCEPT:

a. Snap.
b. Threaded.
c. Sexless.
d. Round turn.

  

32) Which of the following manufacturing methods produces the strongest coupling?

a. Extruding.
b. Forging.
c. Casting.
d. Bonding.

  

33) Quarter-turn is a type of snap coupling.

a. True
b. False

  

34) Which of the following is a method by which couplings are attached to hose?

a. Bonding method.
b. Extrusion ring method.
c. Tension ring method.
d. A & B

  

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