Ceramic & Mosaic Tile (C-54) Study Guide Book and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Ceramic & Mosaic Tile (C-54) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Ceramic & Mosaic Tile (C-54) Practice Exam
• Required for all California contractor applicants: Law & Business Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, a C-54 contractor selects, cuts, and installs ceramic, mosaic, quarry, and porcelain tile on floors, walls, countertops, and other surfaces. This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-54 classification.

Sample questions

1. What is the part of the wall from which the arch springs?
   A. Extrados · B. Intrados · ✓ C. Pier · D. Spandrel
2. The vertical distance between the spring points and the highest point of the soffit is called the:
   ✓ A. Rise · B. Skewback · C. Span · D. Spring line
3. The name of the uppermost or central voussoir in an arch is the:
   A. Bow · ✓ B. Key · C. Skewback · D. Springer
4. Applying tile directly to wood by means of a thin-set portland cement mortar with no base material between is not recommended, because:
   A. mortar dries out too fast · ✓ B. wood tends to move and the tile may shear off · C. mortar will not adhere to wood · D. wood absorbs all the mortar
5. Backing should be prepared in what manner, if mortar is applied over studs?
   A. Use vapor barrier with 1 inch overlap · B. Use metal lath with 1 inch overlap · ✓ C. If the studs are more than 6 inches on center, tie wire should be installed · D. All of the above
6. Because of a special treatment of the glaze and bisque, faience tiles have a:
   A. machined finish · B. thick base · ✓ C. handmade appearance · D. slick surface
7. [Law & Business] A construction contract was written containing the following time estimates to complete the job. It would take 2 days to ready the construction site and then the job itself would be done in 2 phases. The first phase would take 10 days and the second would take 7 days, but these 2 phases could be at the same time. It would take one additional day at the end to clean up. How many days would it take to complete this project?
   A. 15 days · ✓ B. 13 days · C. 11 days · D. 7 days
8. [Law & Business] A contractor receives a notice from the Employment Development Department (EDD) that one of his former employees has filed a claim for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits against his reserve account. He/she may:
   A. call EDD within 5 days and protest · ✓ B. protest, in writing, within 10 days of the mailing date of the notice · C. protest, in writing, within 30 days of the mailing date · D. protest, in writing, within 45 days of the mailing date