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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 is critically important to agriculture in Egypt?
2. What happens to nutrients when agriculture becomes industrialized?
3. Which statement most accurately reflects the authors' ideas?
4. What is true about the inks typically used for printing books?
5. What do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the idea of "devolution."
2. How does the cherry tree model for industrial design differ from the current model of industrial design?
3. Describe the ideal design for a roof.
4. Give two examples of local cooling power.
5. Describe how our water supply is affected by the "throwaway" mentality.
6. Describe how the design of detergents and soaps can be improved for consumer use, the environment, and business.
7. Explain why contamination is so permanent on the planet.
8. Describe what the authors suggest we do with products that produce toxic chemicals when they are recycled.
9. Explain why the authors find the cherry tree an inspiration for new industrial designs.
10. Which is more cost effective, large scale power or small scale power? Explain.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define, describe, and give examples to explain the difference between the design philosophies of cradle to grave versus cradle to cradle.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the ideas of "less-bad" design and "completely positive" design. How does each idea affect the environment, industry, and consumers? What is the philosophy behind each design idea? What is the goal of each idea? What materials should be involved in the designs for each idea?
Essay Topic 3
The authors describe five steps to putting eco-effectiveness into practice. Write summary of how to accomplish these five steps if you are a product designer.
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