1. How long ago (years) did the agricultural revolution start?

1.  1000 2.  10000 3.  100 4.  10 5.  1

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2. When did the online revolution start?

1.  1945 2.  1970 3.  1994 4.  2005 5.  2000

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3. For how many years has the term "civil engineer" been in use?

1.  100 2.  5 3.  1000 4.  25 5.  250

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4. When did the Atomic Age start?

1.  1945 2.  1970 3.  1994 4.  2005 5.  1776

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5. Civil engineers differ from architects in their ability to:

1.  think 2.  write 3.  calculate 4.  design 5.  talk

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6. What caused the ozone hole to develop in the late 1900's?

1.  presence of CFC's 2.  excessive UV radiation 3.  too much acid rain 4.  global warming 5.  reduced photosynthesis

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7. When was the flush toilet introduced to the common public?

1.  1950 2.  2005 3.  1870 4.  1492 5.  1945

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8. What is the Tragedy of the Commons?

1.  A play in Broadway 2.  A terrorist plot 3.  A social and environmental concept 4.  The title of a novel 5.  None of the above

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9. CALTRANS is in charge of:

1.  California transportation 2.  California sewage 3.  California medicine 4.  California social welfare 5.  none of the above

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10. The amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere is:

1.  0.5% 2.  15% 3.  50% 4.  78% 5.  none of the above

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11. The hydrologic cycle is:

1.  continuous 2.  ephemeral 3.  random 4.  interrupted during earthquakes 5.  related to tsunamis

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12. What is the average global terrestrial precipitation, in mm?

1.  375 2.  150 3.  1200 4.  550 5.  800

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13. What percentage of California's water use is derived from groundwater?

1.  20 2.  10 3.  90 4.  50 5.  5

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14. In Nature, the animal and plant kingdoms:

1.  compete with each other 2.  complement each other 3.  are in eternal balance 4.  do not like each other 5.  none of the above

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15. What percentage of California's energy must be derived from renewable sources by the end of the year 2020?

1.  20 2.  10 3.  33 4.  50 5.  5

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16. To what did Arrenhius attribute global warming?

1.  vibration of the nondiatomic constituents of the atmosphere 2.  the breakup of ozone 3.  latitudinal effects 4.  longitudinal effects 5.  inherent climatic variability

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17. What is sustainable development?

1.  development that can be paid for 2.  development that does not affect poor people 3.  development that uses fossil fuels 4.  development that can be sustained over time 5.  development that does not affect seniors

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18. Permanent Indirect Artificial Combustion is:

1.  The permanent elimination of carbon sequestering through development 2.  As old as the human race 3.  As new as the online revolution 4.  The burning of forests by arson 5.  The wood used in cooking by developing nations

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19. Conservation of natural ecosystems is good for society because:

1.  It is the ethical thing to do 2.  It is the practical thing to do 3.  It is the law of the land everywhere 4.  It is cheap to implement 5.  It is easy to do

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20. Flood routing is the ____________ of floods.

1.  elimination 2.  management 3.  mitigation 4.  reduction 5.  calculation

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