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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Respect Diversity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Menominee tribe use their forest resources?
(a) They collect only the weak or sick trees, leaving the healthy trees to grow.
(b) They sell a certain number of trees to maintain the rest of the forest.
(c) They take only half of the trees at a time.
(d) They don't collect any trees for any reason.

2. All of the following are true about a typical book except:
(a) It is easily recycled.
(b) The inks contain many toxic chemicals.
(c) It is not biodegradable.
(d) It uses chlorine in all aspects of its production.

3. Which statement most accurately reflects the authors' ideas?
(a) Our products are best when consumers can afford them.
(b) Our industry is best when we accommodate worker equity.
(c) Our industry is best when it uses more simple designs on a larger scale.
(d) Our products and processes are best when they most resemble the natural world.

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

5. How can industry model nature?
(a) By preserving old technologies.
(b) By working with the conditions of place and respecting diversity in materials and applications.
(c) By pushing for new designs that encourage efficiency.
(d) By creating more simplistic designs based on new technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is problematic about the attitude of design and production during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?

3. In this section what do the authors wish to encourage?

4. Approximately how many chemicals have been studied for their health effects?

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

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