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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, This Book is Not a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?
(a) To change the outcome of bipartisan elections.
(b) To create a government that is pointed towards industry.
(c) To make decisions and policies that are environmentally friendly.
(d) To make Germany a world super power.

2. What is the authors' point for why import laws need to be changed?
(a) Because they over-tax products that are made from animals.
(b) Because they allow the import of goods that are of very low quality but a lower price than American products.
(c) Because they are hurting the economy.
(d) Because they permit the import of goods whose manufacturing process is environmentally unsound.

3. Why are books problematic to recycle?
(a) Because the interior pages are impossible to remove from the cover.
(b) Because the covers are made of different materials than the interior pages.
(c) Because the ink is very easy to remove.
(d) Because they are difficult to re-bind.

4. What is the goal of Bill and Michael's new company?
(a) Give ideas to manufacturing companies on "less bad" design.
(b) Make a new industry on exploiting the natural environment.
(c) Use models from nature to create healthy, happy design.
(d) Create chemicals for the recycling industry.

5. Where does Bill grow up?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?

2. Which statement is the best explanation for why sports shoes are produced outside the U.S.?

3. What is ecological chemistry?

4. What is the difficulty with recycling heavily inked pages?

5. What material is this book made out of?

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