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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. What aspect of a roof is not desirable to human health?
(a) It creates radiation energy.
(b) It can off-gas chemicals that are toxic.
(c) It is slippery and causes many accidents.
(d) It wears rapidly and be frequently replaced.

2. How are ants a good source of inspiration for positive design?
(a) They take their time to accomplish a task.
(b) They are fast and wasteful in their productivity.
(c) They do not work in teams but are excellent individualists.
(d) They are very efficient but also contribute to the environment around them.

3. What do the authors suggest in terms of location and size of power plants?
(a) Larger, more efficient plants.
(b) Power plants that burn natural resources.
(c) Smaller, more local plants.
(d) No power plants.

4. What do the authors suggest we do about waste from sewage plants?
(a) Relocate the sludge to desert areas.
(b) Allow the sludge to remain at the sewage plant.
(c) Empty the sludge into large lakes or the ocean.
(d) Use the sludge as fertilizer for agriculture.

5. Which product is a good example of something designed for a throwaway society?
(a) Running shoes.
(b) Microwaves.
(c) Recycled paper.
(d) Gold jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best explains the cradle to cradle model?

2. What structural material did McDonough suggest for the Bedouin houses?

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

4. Where is there a positive example of a sewage treatment facility?

5. What is another reason to build using local materials?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors suggest we do so that our products resemble the diversity present in the natural world?

2. Describe what the authors suggest we do with products that produce toxic chemicals when they are recycled.

3. Describe how the design of detergents and soaps can be improved for consumer use, the environment, and business.

4. Describe the furniture factory that the authors design for Herman Miller.

5. Describe what modern design and architecture does to the landscape.

6. Explain why the authors find the cherry tree an inspiration for new industrial designs.

7. What are some advantages of designing homes with local materials?

8. How are the materials used to make the book Cradle to Cradle different than a typical bookstore book?

9. Explain why contamination is so permanent on the planet.

10. Which is more cost effective, large scale power or small scale power? Explain.

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