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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who should be responsible for creating products that support the Earth?
(a) NASA.
(b) Citizens.
(c) Government.
(d) Designers and manufacturers.

2. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?
(a) So that they did not have to close factories.
(b) So that landfills did not get too full.
(c) So that consumers would have to continue to purchase new products.
(d) So that factories never had to change products.

3. What is ecological chemistry?
(a) The study of toxic chemicals produced by animals.
(b) The use of chemicals that are dangerous to humans but good for the environment.
(c) The exploitation of natural chemicals in manufacturing.
(d) The development or use of chemicals that are safe for the environment.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Early industrialists do not consider the effects on human health.
(b) The effects of mass production on the environment are not considered.
(c) Factories consume an enormous amount of our natural resources.
(d) Automobiles are built individually by hand.

5. Where does Bill go to study?
(a) Jordan.
(b) New York.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Israel.

6. Why are pesticides and herbicides commonly used on crops?
(a) To force crops to grow faster.
(b) To slow crop growth.
(c) To attract insects to pollinate crops.
(d) To eliminate weeds and unwanted insects from crops.

7. What is a potential problem associated with pesticide and herbicide use?
(a) Their chemicals can be recycled.
(b) Their toxins build up in the environment.
(c) Their production is very cheap.
(d) Their gases can be very explosive.

8. What do the authors mean by designing products for worst-case scenarios?
(a) Making products so that they work in the most difficult of circumstances.
(b) Making products that are recyclable.
(c) Making products so that they never wear out.
(d) Making products that work only in ideal circumstances.

9. What is a monoculture?
(a) Multiple crops grown in a single area.
(b) A single crop grown year after year in the area.
(c) A crop that is more environmentally friendly than other crops.
(d) A crop that is superior to other crops.

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

11. Which words best describes a material that has been downcycled?
(a) Intelligent and elegant.
(b) Quality and efficient.
(c) Inferior and inefficient.
(d) Organic and beneficial.

12. What toxic chemical is included in the production of plastic water bottles?
(a) Sodium.
(b) Antimony.
(c) Neon.
(d) Carbon.

13. What is the prediction of Thomas Malthus in the 1800s?
(a) The Industrial Revolution will be the solution to consumerism.
(b) Consumers will thrive off the Industrial Revolution.
(c) The government will end the Industrial Revolution.
(d) The Industrial Revolution will end in destruction.

14. What typically happens when materials are downcycled?
(a) Materials are reconstructed to be of better quality.
(b) Materials are resold at a discount to consumers.
(c) Materials are mixed with other materials to produce a product of lesser quality.
(d) Materials are recycled in a more energy-efficient process.

15. What is a positive change that occurs during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Workers' wages increase.
(b) Increased use of natural resources.
(c) Increased pollution.
(d) Families left their rural farms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Bill grow up?

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

4. Which chemical is forbidden to use in the United States in rubber products?

5. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?

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