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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Being Less Bad is No Good.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one problem with recycled paper?
(a) It has stains from the bleaching process.
(b) It still contains the ink marks from the original paper.
(c) It can cause blindness if consumed in large quantities.
(d) It contains a higher level of toxins after the recycling process.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Factories consume an enormous amount of our natural resources.
(b) The effects of mass production on the environment are not considered.
(c) Early industrialists do not consider the effects on human health.
(d) Automobiles are built individually by hand.

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

4. What word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?
(a) Downcycling.
(b) Toxicycle.
(c) Chemcycling.
(d) Evolution.

5. Why are pesticides and herbicides commonly used on crops?
(a) To attract insects to pollinate crops.
(b) To eliminate weeds and unwanted insects from crops.
(c) To force crops to grow faster.
(d) To slow crop growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Erlich write about?

2. What is Bill's final solution to creating "less bad" design?

3. Which is an example of too much focus on efficiency?

4. Why is eco-efficiency not possible as stated by the author?

5. Why is the Titanic a good metaphor for the industrial age?

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