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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which words best describe how people view nature during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Delicate and vulnerable.
(b) Dangerous and brutish.
(c) Serene and simple.
(d) Predictable and harmless.

2. What do the authors design for Herman Miller?
(a) Suburban shopping mall.
(b) A furniture factory.
(c) Athletic shoes.
(d) Downtown lofts.

3. What does manufacturing need to be based on?
(a) Using cheaper petroleum products.
(b) Energy from larger power plants.
(c) Ocean water and recycling systems.
(d) Local water flow and energy sources.

4. What aspect of a roof is not desirable to human health?
(a) It creates radiation energy.
(b) It wears rapidly and be frequently replaced.
(c) It can off-gas chemicals that are toxic.
(d) It is slippery and causes many accidents.

5. The authors present the cherry tree as a good model of what?
(a) Crude product design.
(b) Cradle to cradle design.
(c) Eco-efficiency.
(d) Cradle to grave design.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why are pesticides and herbicides commonly used on crops?

4. All of the following are examples of crude products as defined by the author, except...

5. What is a monoculture?

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