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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is Civil engineering?
Engineering used in the Civil War
Engineering focused on structures and buildings
Engineering used in civil court cases
Laws based on civil court cases
- 2. Multiple Choice
what is the main difference between structural and construction engineering?
structural engineering only is important for builings
construction engineering is about design
structural engineering is about framework and design
only structural engineering is important
- 3. Multiple Choice
which of these is not a type of engineering?
earthquake engineering
hydraulic engineering
geotechnical engineering
lighthouse engineering
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which is not a field of civil engineering?
Construction
Transportation
Design
Structural
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where did the first notable civil engineer live?
Rome
Imhotep
Pyramid
Egypt
- 6. Multiple Choice
who was the first person to label themselves as a civil engineer?
Henry Winstanley
John Eddystone
John Smeaton
Hippodamus
- 7. Multiple Choice
why could wood not be used in the Eddystone Lighthouse?
The lighthouse was not durable enough
the rocks stopped being a problem
wood was too expensive
wood could not be seen well enough
- 8. Multiple Choice
which IS NOT a necessity for a city?
food supply
easy to travel through
Water supply
defense
- 9. Multiple Choice
who is the father of city planning?
Miletus
Hippodamus
Aristotle
Imhotep
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the Hippodamian Plan?
a modern aqueduct system
a layout with curved streets
the plan used to build the Pyramids of Giza
a layout with straight streets and intersections at right angles
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where was one of the first notable public waterworks built?
691 BCE
Rome
mesopotamia
Greece
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did the Aqueduct of Jerwan work?
stones carried water from the mountains to the city
large ditches stored rainwater
pipes and tunnels carried water from nearby rivers
It didn't work
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who were the best civil engineers?
Egyptians
Romans
Greeks
Spain
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who patented portland cement?
Joseph Aspdin
Alexander Witowski
John Portland
Hippodamus
- 15. Multiple Choice
What did Sir Joseph William Bazalgette help relieve in central London?
poor water treatment
a cholera epidemic
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the pollution in the River Thames
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