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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eco-Effectiveness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is the best explanation for why sports shoes are produced outside the U.S.?
(a) Countries outside the U.S. have a higher demand for sports shoes.
(b) There are no regulations on quality production.
(c) There is less regulation on toxic fumes in the countries where they are produced.
(d) Countries outside the U.S. have better technology to produce sportswear.

2. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?
(a) So that landfills did not get too full.
(b) So that consumers would have to continue to purchase new products.
(c) So that factories never had to change products.
(d) So that they did not have to close factories.

3. The authors present the cherry tree as a good model of what?
(a) Cradle to cradle design.
(b) Eco-efficiency.
(c) Cradle to grave design.
(d) Crude product design.

4. Where does Bill grow up?
(a) Korea.
(b) Germany.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Japan.

5. What toxic chemical is included in the production of plastic water bottles?
(a) Antimony.
(b) Neon.
(c) Carbon.
(d) Sodium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the general definition of "sick building syndrome"?

2. Why are books problematic to recycle?

3. What typically happens when materials are downcycled?

4. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?

5. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?

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