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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 factories never had to change products.
(c) So that landfills did not get too full.
(d) So that consumers would have to continue to purchase new products.

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

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

4. What is meant by an "industrial re-evolution"?
(a) Design products that to do not depend on the environment or its natural evolution.
(b) Design products to have a superior technology that does not depend on natural resources.
(c) Design products to encourage more industrialization.
(d) Design products to reflect the diversity in the natural world.

5. What is an example of Bill and Michael's unique ideas for design?
(a) A chair made entirely of wood products.
(b) A biodegradable soda bottle with a seed implanted in it.
(c) A computer that runs on refillable corn oil fuel.
(d) A miniature solar panel that can power an entire house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How can leather be safely tanned?

3. Which word best describes the cherry tree model for industrial design?

4. What is the authors' point in opening the introduction by discussing common household products?

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

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