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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. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?
(a) Communist.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Violent.

2. Which statement is NOT an example of recycling as we know it?
(a) Collecting rain water for household use.
(b) Making new backpacks out of old milk cartons.
(c) Melting old soda bottles to make new carpet.
(d) Converting old books to new printer paper.

3. Why is goat hair a good material for the Bedouin tents?
(a) Because goat hair is a good insulator but hard to find.
(b) Because Bedouins have a constant source of this environmentally friendly material.
(c) Because Bedouins hate goats.
(d) Because Bedouins like tents that are heavy.

4. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?
(a) So that they did not have to close factories.
(b) So that landfills did not get too full.
(c) So that factories never had to change products.
(d) So that consumers would have to continue to purchase new products.

5. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?
(a) To make decisions and policies that are environmentally friendly.
(b) To create a government that is pointed towards industry.
(c) To change the outcome of bipartisan elections.
(d) To make Germany a world super power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many chemicals have been studied for their health effects?

2. What does Bill finally realize about design?

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

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

5. What is Bill's occupation?

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