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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. What model do early nomads follow?

2. What best explains the cradle to cradle model?

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

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

5. In general, the authors believe that a roof should:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how our water supply is affected by the "throwaway" mentality.

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

3. Describe some good examples of useful packaging.

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

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

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

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

8. Describe how Egyptian civilization traditionally uses nutrient flows and explain how this has changed in recent times.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay to examine the problems with the current packaging used on products. Explain how packaging can be wasteful, and describe the effects of packaging on the environment. Provide some solutions to improve the current packaging designs or systems.

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 Describe some traditional agricultural practices that have been replaced by industrial agriculture.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

Industry, government, and consumers are all responsible for putting eco-effectiveness into practice. Explain how each group can contribute to putting eco-effectiveness into practice, and define the responsibilities of people in each group to support eco-effective designs.

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