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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eco-Effectiveness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an alternative solution to using International Style for home design?
(a) Design using newer technology for design.
(b) Design using local resources and products.
(c) Design using old materials that can be recycled.
(d) Design using new materials and resources.

2. When can PVC, a commonly used plastic in children's playground equipment, be toxic?
(a) When heated to high temperatures.
(b) When exposed to carbon dioxide.
(c) When consumed.
(d) When frequently touched or rubbed on the skin.

3. What would NOT be a characteristic of a building inspired by the cherry tree?
(a) It would let in daylight.
(b) It would be sealed off from the environment.
(c) It would be efficient and pleasant to work in at the same time.
(d) The windows would be open.

4. Why does Michael tether himself to the smoke stacks at Ciba-Geigy?
(a) To protest the fur industry and the use of chemicals on animals.
(b) To blame consumers for the large amount of toxins in the environment.
(c) To compete his experiment on the effects of toxic waste on the human body.
(d) To bring attention to a chemical spill caused by the company, Ciba-Geigy.

5. What is true about the inks typically used for printing books?
(a) They can easily be made from other recycled products.
(b) They are non-toxic and washable.
(c) They are never truly permanent.
(d) They release toxic chemicals as they break down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who writes Silent Spring?

3. What is eco-efficiency?

4. Which words best describes a material that has been downcycled?

5. What is the prediction of Thomas Malthus in the 1800s?

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