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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 Bill's occupation?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Architect.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Engineer.

2. How are most manufacturing processes different than the way ants live in the environment?
(a) Most manufacturing creates waste that is not useful in the environment.
(b) Most manufacturing replaces the resources it depletes.
(c) Most manufacturing is concerned with productivity.
(d) Most manufacturing produces biodegradable chemicals.

3. All of the following are things a well-designed roof should provide, except:
(a) Shelter for the house.
(b) Conservation of water.
(c) Energy.
(d) A waste bin for toxic chemicals.

4. How does the Menominee tribe use their forest resources?
(a) They collect only the weak or sick trees, leaving the healthy trees to grow.
(b) They take only half of the trees at a time.
(c) They don't collect any trees for any reason.
(d) They sell a certain number of trees to maintain the rest of the forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors claim is flawed about architecture made with the International Style?

2. What is true about the inks typically used for printing books?

3. What is ecological chemistry?

4. Why is the Titanic a good metaphor for the industrial age?

5. When can PVC, a commonly used plastic in children's playground equipment, be toxic?

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