Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ernest Callenbach
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Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Weston's flight land?
(a) Reno.
(b) Columbia.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Irving.

2. What kinds of climates can the wetsuit-like garment that Weston buys be used in?
(a) Hot weather.
(b) Cold weather.
(c) Muggy weather.
(d) Hot and cold weather.

3. What uses public opinion to control the policies and behaviors of Ecotopian companies?
(a) Bad Practices List.
(b) X-rated List.
(c) White List.
(d) Black List.

4. What does Weston think of the bed he has to sleep on at the beginning of the book?
(a) Huge.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Atrocious.

5. After observing the lumber mills, who does Weston mention meeting in his diary?
(a) American spy agency.
(b) Ecotopian press.
(c) Ecotopian presidential envoy.
(d) Ecotopian counter intelligence unit.

6. What does the Ecotopian government do to businesses that fail to comply with pollution laws?
(a) Leave them be.
(b) Merge them.
(c) Buy or allow them to fail.
(d) Expand them.

7. What do the Ecotopians use that actually causes less damage to the ground than an ox and cart team?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Big electric tractors.
(c) Horse and buggy.
(d) Steam engines.

8. What states comprise Ecotopia?
(a) Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
(b) Oregon, California, and Nevada.
(c) Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
(d) Washington, Nevada, and Canada.

9. What kind of plastics are made at low cost with short lifespans in Ecotopia?
(a) Biodegradable plastics.
(b) Wetsuit plastics.
(c) Petroleum plastics.
(d) Purist plastics.

10. What dropped below the death rate in Ecotopia, stabilizing the population?
(a) Species decline rate.
(b) Infant mortality rate.
(c) Birth rate.
(d) Temperature gradient rate.

11. What is cheaper in the long run than clear-cutting, according to Ecotopians?
(a) Photosynthetic regeneration.
(b) Mature tree cutting.
(c) Little shoot capturing.
(d) Sapling planting.

12. What does Weston think the American sports enthusiast will feel about Ecotopian sports?
(a) Fast.
(b) Dull.
(c) Challenging.
(d) Fascinating.

13. What impresses Weston about the average Ecotopian child?
(a) Can explain quantum physics.
(b) Can cook food for thirty people.
(c) Can identify different types of plants and animals.
(d) Can race up a mountain in minutes.

14. Who does Weston meet to discuss the Ecotopian agricultural and food systems?
(a) Minister.
(b) Assistant Minister.
(c) President.
(d) Food Council Representative.

15. What is the wetsuit-like garment that Weston buys in Ecotopia called?
(a) One piece.
(b) Same sex suit.
(c) Latex unit.
(d) Bird-suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement in Ecotopia wants to abandon plastics completely?

2. How long do many of the hikes that the children go on last?

3. Where does Weston travel to when he leaves the minicity?

4. What kind of streets does the minicity have that Weston visits?

5. What system does the person that Weston meets tell him about?

(see the answer keys)

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