1. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?
(a) The chemicals used in recycling are consumer-friendly.
(b) More chemicals and energy must be used in recycling products than in creating new ones.
(c) More people prefer new products to recycled ones.
(d) The energy spent in recycling is always decreasing.

2. What does Bill finally realize about design?
(a) That it is a poor business if you want to make money.
(b) That it is the wrong career for him.
(c) That it is more than trying to overcome bad things.
(d) That it is an impossible task.

3. What does Bill find inspiring about the environment that he grows up in?
(a) Everywhere there are many beautiful and well-designed items.
(b) The environment is dirty and polluted.
(c) He eats many recyclable foods.
(d) He learns from many famous mathematicians.

4. Which statement is NOT an example of recycling as we know it?
(a) Collecting rain water for household use.
(b) Melting old soda bottles to make new carpet.
(c) Converting old books to new printer paper.
(d) Making new backpacks out of old milk cartons.

5. Why does Michael tether himself to the smoke stacks at Ciba-Geigy?
(a) To blame consumers for the large amount of toxins in the environment.
(b) To compete his experiment on the effects of toxic waste on the human body.
(c) To protest the fur industry and the use of chemicals on animals.
(d) To bring attention to a chemical spill caused by the company, Ciba-Geigy.