Masonry (C-29) Study Guide Book and Online Practice Exam + Law and Business Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: Masonry (C-29) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: Masonry (C-29) Practice Exam
• Required for all California contractor applicants: Law & Business Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, a C-29 contractor uses brick, stone, concrete block, and related materials to construct foundations, walls, fireplaces, and other masonry structures. This printed book covers the subjects the state tests. See the official CSLB C-29 classification.

Sample questions

1. In a 6" × 8" × 16" CMU, the 16" measurement refers to the block's:
   A. Width · B. Height · ✓ C. Length (verified from ANSWERS key)
2. The portion of a masonry wall above the roof line is called the:
   ✓ A. Parapet · B. Liftline · C. Flashing · D. Cant strip
3. When the outside air temperature is 20°F or below, masonry work requires:
   A. Enclosures only · B. Auxiliary heat only · C. Enclosures or auxiliary heat · ✓ D. Enclosures and auxiliary heat
4. The minimum compressive strength of Type N mortar in p.s.i. at 28 days is:
   A. 550 p.s.i · B. 650 p.s.i · ✓ C. 750 p.s.i · D. 850 p.s.i
5. The three grades of facing brick are:
   ✓ A. FBX, FBS, FBA · B. FBX, FBE, FBA · C. FBX, FBE, FBS · D. FBA, FBE, FBS
6. A bond made with several courses of stretchers followed by one coarse of either Flemish or full headers is called:
   A. English bond · B. Flemish bond · ✓ C. Common bond · D. Flemish garden bond
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