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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do some people make with old tires in Africa?
(a) Plastic bottle for export.
(b) More tires.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Traditional medicines.

3. What can we do with materials that cannot be safely recycled?
(a) Save them until we have the technology to recycle them safely.
(b) Break them down into small pieces and dispose of them properly.
(c) Use them for other products.
(d) Recycle them, even though they release toxic chemicals.

4. Which word best describes the cherry tree model for industrial design?
(a) Cheap.
(b) Nurturing.
(c) Practical.
(d) Efficient.

5. Which of the following statements best describes natural systems?
(a) Natural systems waste more energy than industrial systems.
(b) Natural systems cannot recycle nutrients or materials.
(c) Natural systems take things from the environment but always give back.
(d) Natural systems always go through a series of devolutions.

6. Which statement most accurately reflects the authors' ideas?
(a) Our industry is best when we accommodate worker equity.
(b) Our products are best when consumers can afford them.
(c) Our industry is best when it uses more simple designs on a larger scale.
(d) Our products and processes are best when they most resemble the natural world.

7. All of the following are examples of local insulation and cooling systems, except:
(a) Chinese homes are dug into the ground.
(b) "Wind scoops" bring cool air down a chimney in Pakistani homes.
(c) Iranian wind towers drip water onto vents that bring in the cooled air.
(d) Energy efficient air conditioners are made a small size to fit family homes.

8. By what percent has Egypt´s food crops decreased?
(a) 1%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 5%.

9. What do the authors design for Herman Miller?
(a) Suburban shopping mall.
(b) Downtown lofts.
(c) Athletic shoes.
(d) A furniture factory.

10. What technology could a roof top use to lessen energy needs?
(a) Diesel turbines.
(b) Solar collectors.
(c) Gas generators.
(d) Water heaters.

11. What would NOT be a characteristic of a building inspired by the cherry tree?
(a) It would be efficient and pleasant to work in at the same time.
(b) The windows would be open.
(c) It would be sealed off from the environment.
(d) It would let in daylight.

12. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?
(a) Solid waste.
(b) Medications.
(c) Pieces of glass.
(d) Plastics.

13. Why aren't cherry trees wasteful?
(a) They do not require many resources to live.
(b) All of the leaves are eaten by herbivores every autumn.
(c) All of their blossoms are decomposed when they are spent and fall to the ground.
(d) They create many blossoms that do not produce fruit.

14. What happens to nutrients when agriculture becomes industrialized?
(a) Nutrients are never consumed.
(b) Nutrients are moved and do not remain local.
(c) Nutrients are efficiently recycled.
(d) Nutrients are replenished naturally in the soil.

15. How can leather be safely tanned?
(a) With vegetable tanners.
(b) With wind-dry technology.
(c) With UV light tanners.
(d) With plastic resins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most homes use for as a source of power?

2. What model do early nomads follow?

3. What do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?

4. How are most manufacturing processes different than the way ants live in the environment?

5. What do conventional plastic shoes emit every time you walk or run?

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