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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All of the following are problems presented by monoculture crops, except which statement?
(a) Easier to grow and ship crops.
(b) Causes a decrease in natural soil fertility.
(c) Many chemicals are used to control crops.
(d) Eliminates the natural genetic diversity within a crop.

2. What product do the authors use as an example of designing for specific instead of general use?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Cars.
(c) Soap.
(d) Airplanes.

3. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?
(a) Components of products that contain toxic chemicals can be imported into the United States.
(b) Companies purchase products abroad, import them, and resell them in the United States.
(c) Parts of products that contain toxic materials are not removed by the government.
(d) Companies in the United States do not sell products with toxic chemicals.

4. 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 they did not have to close factories.
(c) So that factories never had to change products.
(d) So that landfills did not get too full.

5. All of the following are examples of crude products as defined by the author, except...
(a) Plastic water bottles.
(b) Fresh produce.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Polyester fabric.

6. What is the main goal of industry?
(a) Design efficient products that are expensive.
(b) Increase profit and reduce production costs.
(c) Create materials that use exclusively natural resources.
(d) Reduce consumer spending and make more eco-efficient products.

7. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?
(a) The ink is made in the U.S.
(b) The ink itself is nontoxic and easy to wash off with nontoxic chemicals.
(c) The ink itself is recyclable.
(d) The ink is made with new color technology.

8. Which products are the best examples of the brute force mentality?
(a) Cookware.
(b) Pet foods.
(c) Children's toys.
(d) Petrochemicals and coal.

9. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Violent.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Communist.

10. What phrase do the authors use to describe the attitude during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Grave to grave.
(b) Cradle to grave.
(c) Grave to cradle.
(d) Cradle to cradle.

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

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

13. What is an alternative solution to using International Style for home design?
(a) Design using old materials that can be recycled.
(b) Design using local resources and products.
(c) Design using new materials and resources.
(d) Design using newer technology for design.

14. What is Bill's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Biologist.

15. Who writes Silent Spring?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Rachel Carson.
(d) Susan Sontag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one problem with recycled paper?

2. What is the result of more and more efficient agriculture?

3. The Industrial Revolution functions on the idea of brute force. What is meant by this phrase as used by the authors?

4. What is the difficulty with recycling heavily inked pages?

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

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