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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the authors' opinion, what should factories do?

2. Which word best describes how ants are viewed by the authors?

3. What do the authors suggest we do about waste from sewage plants?

4. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?

5. What do the authors say we must balance to change industry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the ideal design for a roof.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain how ants are a model for positive design that contributes to the environment.

9. Explain how sewage systems can be improved.

10. Explain the idea of "devolution."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay to explain what is meant by brute force in product design. Describe how this design practice is related to monoculture crops and the accumulation of toxic chemicals in the environment.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the effect that industrialization of agricultural systems has had on food supplies around the world.

Part 1. Explain what has happened to food supplies in Egypt since the industrialization of agriculture. What natural system has typically maintained Egyptian agriculture? Why has it been eliminated?

Part 2. Describe some traditional agricultural practices that have been replaced by industrial agriculture.

Part 3. Describe the costs and benefits of modern agricultural practices on society and the environment.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay to examine how common household objects can pose a threat to health and the environment. Cover the following three points in your essay.

1. Give examples of some common objects that can be harmful to human health and the environment.

2. Describe how chemicals can be released from objects as they are used or decompose in the environment.

3. Explain how materials can contain chemicals that are banned from use in the United States.

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