Asbestos Historical use Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Subject of much industrial promise, pain &
suffering, legal action, and controversy
"Magic Mineral"
Asbestosis & Mesothelioma
Law suites
Abatement of ACM
Asbestos Meaning -
correct answer ✅"asbestos", meaning inextinguishable
(Greek a-, "not"; sbestos, "extinguishable"), in recognition of this
seemingly magical characteristic
Asbestos use -
correct answer ✅-Adopted by industry and applied to several
species of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals
-Soft and pliable: Cotton/flax like mineral
-Very durable material: Fire/Heat-resistant, Chemical-resistant, High
tensile strength, Good thermal and electrical insulating properties,
and Good frictional properties
, Asbestos Historical use Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
2500 BC - Ancient Finland -
correct answer ✅-Mixed in pottery clay, and Added to calking
(sealing log/stone homes)
Ancient Egypt -
correct answer ✅-Used asbestos to improve durability of clothing,
and to embalm the pharaohs (packing material)
Ancient Persian civilization -
correct answer ✅-Imported asbestos from India, Wrapping for
their dead (burial clothe), and Believed asbestos to be hair from a
small mythical animal that lived by fire and died by water
Ancient Greek Civilization -
correct answer ✅-Strabo, (1st Century Greek geographer)
identified what was believed to be the first asbestos quarry on the
Greek island of Evvoia (Euboea)
Greek Uses of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅-Woven into the clothing worn by imported
slaves, Wicks of the eternal flames of the vestal virgins, Funeral
dress for the cremation of kings, and Napkins
Questions and Answers 2026
Asbestos -
correct answer ✅Subject of much industrial promise, pain &
suffering, legal action, and controversy
"Magic Mineral"
Asbestosis & Mesothelioma
Law suites
Abatement of ACM
Asbestos Meaning -
correct answer ✅"asbestos", meaning inextinguishable
(Greek a-, "not"; sbestos, "extinguishable"), in recognition of this
seemingly magical characteristic
Asbestos use -
correct answer ✅-Adopted by industry and applied to several
species of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals
-Soft and pliable: Cotton/flax like mineral
-Very durable material: Fire/Heat-resistant, Chemical-resistant, High
tensile strength, Good thermal and electrical insulating properties,
and Good frictional properties
, Asbestos Historical use Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
2500 BC - Ancient Finland -
correct answer ✅-Mixed in pottery clay, and Added to calking
(sealing log/stone homes)
Ancient Egypt -
correct answer ✅-Used asbestos to improve durability of clothing,
and to embalm the pharaohs (packing material)
Ancient Persian civilization -
correct answer ✅-Imported asbestos from India, Wrapping for
their dead (burial clothe), and Believed asbestos to be hair from a
small mythical animal that lived by fire and died by water
Ancient Greek Civilization -
correct answer ✅-Strabo, (1st Century Greek geographer)
identified what was believed to be the first asbestos quarry on the
Greek island of Evvoia (Euboea)
Greek Uses of Asbestos -
correct answer ✅-Woven into the clothing worn by imported
slaves, Wicks of the eternal flames of the vestal virgins, Funeral
dress for the cremation of kings, and Napkins
