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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waste Equals Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inefficient about most roofs?
(a) They collapse frequently.
(b) They do not insulate the house very well.
(c) The material is easily replaced.
(d) The material washes away with rain.

2. What material is the book itself made of?
(a) Rice paper.
(b) An easily recyclable polymer, not paper.
(c) Recycled paper.
(d) Recycled milk cartons.

3. All of the following are true about a typical book except:
(a) The inks contain many toxic chemicals.
(b) It is easily recycled.
(c) It uses chlorine in all aspects of its production.
(d) It is not biodegradable.

4. Why are car parts difficult to recycle?
(a) It is difficult to separate paint from car body parts, so it is impossible to recover the steel.
(b) The body parts have many toxic chemicals that are dangerous in the recycling process.
(c) It is almost impossible to disassemble the body parts.
(d) It is very difficult to melt down steel.

5. What do the authors mean by designing products for worst-case scenarios?
(a) Making products that are recyclable.
(b) Making products so that they never wear out.
(c) Making products that work only in ideal circumstances.
(d) Making products so that they work in the most difficult of circumstances.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has leather been tanned in the last forty years?

2. What does Bill find inspiring about the environment that he grows up in?

3. What is the authors' point for why import laws need to be changed?

4. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?

5. What is Bill's occupation?

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