CHAPTER 1 QUESTION SET (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Which one of the following building comfort systems is not addressed in the book? - ANS
✔✔home theatres
Which of the following is given credit for developing the first central heating systems? - ANS
✔✔Romans
When were the earliest water-based heating systems used? - ANS ✔✔18th century AD
What did Dr. Gorrie develop in the mid-1800s? - ANS ✔✔an ice machine
Air conditioning was first practically applied to cool buildings in . . . - ANS ✔✔1902
Which metal was the first to be used in plumbing and is the Latin root for the word Plumber? -
ANS ✔✔lead
There is no evidence of sanitation and plumbing skill from ancient times. - ANS ✔✔false
The first city water system in the American colonies was in ____________. - ANS ✔✔Boston
About how many years has the siphonic wash-down water closet (toilet) been around? - ANS
✔✔120 years
From 1929 - 1954 plumbing and heating equipment sales jumped by almost . . . - ANS ✔✔500%
ANSWERS | EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Which one of the following building comfort systems is not addressed in the book? - ANS
✔✔home theatres
Which of the following is given credit for developing the first central heating systems? - ANS
✔✔Romans
When were the earliest water-based heating systems used? - ANS ✔✔18th century AD
What did Dr. Gorrie develop in the mid-1800s? - ANS ✔✔an ice machine
Air conditioning was first practically applied to cool buildings in . . . - ANS ✔✔1902
Which metal was the first to be used in plumbing and is the Latin root for the word Plumber? -
ANS ✔✔lead
There is no evidence of sanitation and plumbing skill from ancient times. - ANS ✔✔false
The first city water system in the American colonies was in ____________. - ANS ✔✔Boston
About how many years has the siphonic wash-down water closet (toilet) been around? - ANS
✔✔120 years
From 1929 - 1954 plumbing and heating equipment sales jumped by almost . . . - ANS ✔✔500%