1. What do the points do?
a) turn on and off the coil
b) time when the spark happens
c) provide a path to ground for the coil
d) all of the above
2. What opens the points?
a)
the camshaft
c) the distributor shaft
b) the distributor cam
d)
a spring
b) the distributor cam
d) a spring
3. What closes the points?
a) the camshaft
c) the distributor shaft
4. The primary circuit always grounds through the points. Therefore the wire to the
distributor is always connected to which terminal of the coil?
a) positive b) negative
c) high voltage d) none of the above
5. Dwell is the time the coil is turned on or off ?
a) on
b) off
6. What happens when the points are opened?
a) the coil is turned on and the magnetic field builds up
b) the coil is turned on, the magnetic field builds up and fires the spark plug
c) the coil is turned off, the magnetic field collapses and fires the spark plug
d) the ignition is shut off
7. Dwell, Coil saturation, and Cam angle, all mean the same thing.
a) True b) False
8. Dwell is set by adjusting what?
a) distributor position
b) point
gap
c) spark plug air gap
d) distributor advance
9. Dwell should always be set before timing, because dwell affects timing, but timing doesn't
affect dwell?
a) True b) False​