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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are ants a good source of inspiration for positive design?
(a) They do not work in teams but are excellent individualists.
(b) They are fast and wasteful in their productivity.
(c) They take their time to accomplish a task.
(d) They are very efficient but also contribute to the environment around them.

2. How should homes meet heating, cooling, and power needs?
(a) By using natural resources like wood.
(b) By consuming fossil fuels.
(c) By being part of the power grid.
(d) By being integrated into the larger environment.

3. What is another reason to build using local materials?
(a) It increases profits for importers.
(b) It stops exportation of local goods.
(c) It prevents invasive, non-native species from entering the area.
(d) It encourages devolution.

4. What is problematic about the attitude of design and production during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Materials are recyclable.
(b) Production is too expensive to make good money.
(c) All material is eventually wasted.
(d) Landfills are too full to be used.

5. What is inspiring about cherry trees to the authors?
(a) They do not need many resources to live.
(b) They are beautiful and productive at the same time.
(c) They are wasteful.
(d) They reduce the amount of oxygen in the environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toxic chemical is included in the production of plastic water bottles?

2. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?

3. All of the following are examples of local insulation and cooling systems, except:

4. In this section what do the authors wish to encourage?

5. What do the authors suggest as an example of a good sewage treatment plan?

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