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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are books problematic to recycle?
(a) Because the interior pages are impossible to remove from the cover.
(b) Because the covers are made of different materials than the interior pages.
(c) Because they are difficult to re-bind.
(d) Because the ink is very easy to remove.

2. What word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?
(a) Toxicycle.
(b) Downcycling.
(c) Chemcycling.
(d) Evolution.

3. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?
(a) They can weaken the immune system.
(b) They can be cancer-causing.
(c) They can be developed to have a positive environmental effect.
(d) They can change our genetic structure.

4. Approximately how many chemicals have been studied for their health effects?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 200.

5. What do the authors claim is flawed about architecture made with the International Style?
(a) It is sterile and expensive to use.
(b) It is hard to develop and implement.
(c) It is affordable and clean.
(d) It is too organic and turns away big business.

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the following are problems presented by monoculture crops, except which statement?

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

3. What is Bill's occupation?

4. What product do the authors use as an example of designing for specific instead of general use?

5. Approximately how many chemicals are in use by industry today?

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