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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What material is the book itself made of?
(a) Recycled paper.
(b) An easily recyclable polymer, not paper.
(c) Rice paper.
(d) Recycled milk cartons.

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

4. Why aren't cherry trees wasteful?
(a) They do not require many resources to live.
(b) All of the leaves are eaten by herbivores every autumn.
(c) They create many blossoms that do not produce fruit.
(d) All of their blossoms are decomposed when they are spent and fall to the ground.

5. The Industrial Revolution functions on the idea of brute force. What is meant by this phrase as used by the authors?
(a) Force the product to work under specific circumstances only.
(b) Add more strength to the product so that it works under any circumstance despite the consequences.
(c) Develop the product so that it is consumed by environmental forces.
(d) Weaken the product so that it is safer for consumers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution?

2. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?

3. Which word best describes the cherry tree model for industrial design?

4. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?

5. What do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?

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