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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Exxon Valdez oil spill result in an economic advantage to some companies?
(a) Local citizen groups raise money by helping with the clean up.
(b) Companies that invest in Exxon Valdez increase profits.
(c) Chemical companies decrease sales in cleaning products.
(d) Companies that are associated with the cleanup process increase profits.

2. Where does Bill go to study?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Israel.
(c) Jordan.
(d) New York.

3. Where does Bill grow up?
(a) Germany.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

4. What does Bill find inspiring about the environment that he grows up in?
(a) Everywhere there are many beautiful and well-designed items.
(b) He eats many recyclable foods.
(c) The environment is dirty and polluted.
(d) He learns from many famous mathematicians.

5. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?
(a) The chemicals used in recycling are consumer-friendly.
(b) The energy spent in recycling is always decreasing.
(c) More people prefer new products to recycled ones.
(d) More chemicals and energy must be used in recycling products than in creating new ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement is the best explanation for why sports shoes are produced outside the U.S.?

2. Which chemical is forbidden to use in the United States in rubber products?

3. What is the prediction of Thomas Malthus in the 1800s?

4. What word best describes the authors' goal in design?

5. What health problems can be caused by high levels of contaminants in a normal household?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain and give an example of how the Industrial Revolution intended to make more and more money.

2. Describe how Michael ends up working for the German Environmental Protection Agency.

3. List three examples of how a focus on efficiency in design can have negative consequences.

4. Describe why many materials cannot be recycled into a product of equal quality as the original material.

5. Describe Bill's experience in Jordan as a student and what he is inspired by.

6. What do both Bill and Michael conclude about trying to improve products and industry?

7. Describe the vision that both Bill and Michael have for the future of the environment.

8. Compare the ideas of less-bad and completely positive design.

9. Describe the idea of eco-efficiency and how it proposes to solve the industry, consumer, and environment problems.

10. What do the authors mean by "crude product"? Also, give an example.

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