FREE Civil Engineering PE Prep Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of these structures represents the first civil engineering achievement?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian pyramids

Answer

Appian Way

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Qanat

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Parthenon

Question 2

Which of these ideas is not a part of civil engineering education?

Accepted Answer

Chemistry

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Design

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Project management

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Mathematics

Question 3

What kind of civil engineer combats the risks that erosion and flooding pose?

Accepted Answer

Costal engineer

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Marine engineer

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Transportation engineer

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Construction engineer

Question 4

Which college was the first to teach civil engineering?

Accepted Answer

Norwich University

Answer

University of Cape Town

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University of London

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University of New Brunswick

Question 5

The Great Wall of China's building was coordinated by who?

Accepted Answer

General Meng

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General Feng

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General Xi

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None of the above

Question 6

Who was the first female civil engineer to earn a degree?

Accepted Answer

Nora Blatch

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Patricia Jacobs

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Sharon Dufresne

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Nelly Craig

Question 7

What area of civil engineering deals with the ground?

Accepted Answer

Geotechnical engineering

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Structural engineering

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Environmental engineering

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Transportation engineering