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  1. GFCI protection is required for 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in which dwelling location?

    Answer: Garages

    NEC 210.8(A) requires GFCI protection for receptacles in garages.

  2. Arc-fault circuit-interrupter (AFCI) protection is required for 120-volt branch circuits supplying outlets in which area?

    Answer: Dwelling-unit bedrooms

    NEC 210.12(A) requires AFCI protection for branch circuits serving dwelling bedrooms among other rooms.

  3. At what receptacle spacing must outlets be installed along the wall line of a dwelling habitable room?

    Answer: No point more than 6 ft from a receptacle

    NEC 210.52(A) requires that no point along the wall be more than 6 feet from a receptacle.

  4. Countertop receptacles in a dwelling kitchen must be installed so no point along the counter wall is more than what distance from a receptacle?

    Answer: 24 inches

    NEC 210.52(C)(1) requires no point more than 24 inches from a countertop receptacle.

  5. A wall counter space 12 inches or wider in a kitchen requires at least how many receptacle outlets?

    Answer: One

    NEC 210.52(C)(1) requires a receptacle for each counter space 12 inches or wider.

  6. GFCI protection is required for receptacles serving dwelling countertop surfaces in which room?

    Answer: Kitchen

    NEC 210.8(A)(6) requires GFCI protection for kitchen countertop receptacles.

  7. Outdoor receptacle outlets at a dwelling, both front and back, must be installed at what maximum height above grade?

    Answer: 6.5 feet

    NEC 210.52(E) requires outdoor receptacles to be not more than 6.5 feet above grade.