1.1 Quiz

Where are the safety glasses?

• White box

• black table

• green table

What is the backpack table?

• white box

• black table

• white table

• green table

An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works, such as bridges, dams, and other large facilities.

• Civil Engineer

• Architecture

• Mechanical Engineer

• Bridge Engineer

Art and science of designing buildings for human habitation.

• Architecture

• Civil Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

Historically, building materials were chosen based on availability and climate.

• true

• false

Buildings made out of wood lasted longer than stone.

• True

• False

The _____________ developed the arch to overcome the limitations of the post and lintel. An arch is a curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression.

• Romans

• Egyptians

• British

• Japanese

The ___________________ is an example of post-and-lintel construction: horizontal beams placed across vertical posts.

• Parthenon

• Pyramids

• Aqueducts

• Post and Beam

A ________ is an arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and the tops meet in the center.

• dome

• wall

• floor

The _________ is one of the most ambitious construction projects the world has ever seen. It spans 4500 miles. Construction spanned from the 5th century BC to the 16th century.

• Great Wall

• Parthenon

• Colosseum

• Pyramids