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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What surprises Weston about people taking breaks from work in Ecotopia?
2. What is small and rustic, but has good staff in Ecotopia?
3. What does Weston think about the land in Ecotopia?
4. What kind of group organization do the children at the schools have, typically?
5. When the wealthy business owners were fleeing the country right after Independence, what was the Ecotopian government forced to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Ecotopian education system. What do you think of their practice of sending children off on long wilderness trips? Do you think their education system is effective? Why or why not? What do you think is missing? Describe.
Essay Topic 2
Callenbach has a very different approach to work and employment. He describes the worker in Ecotopia as a partner. Describe the worker in Ecotopia. Do you think this is realistic? What kinds of companies would such a worker-partnerships relationship be viable and in what kinds of companies would it not? What do you think of the Ecotopian view of mixing work and play and of having only a 20-hour workweek? Discuss and describe.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of ecological awareness. Identify at least two motifs about ecology and nature in the book. Then, cite an example to support each answer.
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