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

2. What do most homes use for as a source of power?
(a) Wind.
(b) Fossil fuels.
(c) Geothermal energy.
(d) Biofuels.

3. What do the authors mean by a throwaway society?
(a) Government sponsors companies that reduce waste production.
(b) Volunteers that pick up waste along the highways.
(c) Industry designs products to be recycled.
(d) Consumers are accustomed to throwing out the old and buying new.

4. What do materials become in upcycling?
(a) Harmless waste.
(b) Sewage sludge.
(c) Recycled products like paper.
(d) Nutrients for other new materials.

5. 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 replenished naturally in the soil.
(d) Nutrients are efficiently recycled.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following are examples of local insulation and cooling systems, except:

2. How did Henry Ford upcycle his shipping boxes?

3. Which is a good alternative to printing a typical book?

4. Which statement most accurately reflects the authors' ideas?

5. How are ants a good source of inspiration for positive design?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give two examples of local cooling power.

2. Describe the qualities a building would provide if its design were based on a cherry tree. For example, would it be dark or light inside, warm or cold, etc?

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

4. Explain what the authors mean by a "throwaway society."

5. Explain and give an example of what the authors mean by products that are "monstrous hybrids".

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

7. What is the problem with current product packaging?

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

9. Describe the ideal design for a roof.

10. How does the cherry tree model for industrial design differ from the current model of industrial design?

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