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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When and where do Bill and Michael meet?
(a) In 1990 at an academic convention in San Diego.
(b) In 2004 at the Democratic convention.
(c) In 1992 at an Earth Summit meeting.
(d) In 1996 on an airplane.

2. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?
(a) To make decisions and policies that are environmentally friendly.
(b) To change the outcome of bipartisan elections.
(c) To create a government that is pointed towards industry.
(d) To make Germany a world super power.

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

4. Why is the Titanic a good metaphor for the industrial age?
(a) The Titanic is as productive and efficient as the industrial age.
(b) Both the Titanic and the industrial age are symbols of strength.
(c) Both the Titanic and the industrial age appear to be a promising endeavor but are doomed to fail in the end.
(d) The Titanic is as big and successful as the industrial age.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a positive change that occurs during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Who should be responsible for creating products that support the Earth?

3. What is Bill's occupation?

4. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?

5. What is problematic about the attitude of design and production during the Industrial Revolution?

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