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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which chemical is forbidden to use in the United States in rubber products?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Nitrogen.
(d) Benzene.

2. What do the authors say we must balance to change industry?
(a) Economy, industry, and employees.
(b) Ecology, consumers, and employees.
(c) Ecology, equity, and economy.
(d) Industry, energy, and economy.

3. What do most homes use for as a source of power?
(a) Geothermal energy.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fossil fuels.
(d) Biofuels.

4. Approximately how many chemicals are in use by industry today?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 10,000.

5. How does the Exxon Valdez oil spill result in an economic advantage to some companies?
(a) Local citizen groups raise money by helping with the clean up.
(b) Chemical companies decrease sales in cleaning products.
(c) Companies that invest in Exxon Valdez increase profits.
(d) Companies that are associated with the cleanup process increase profits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are pesticides and herbicides commonly used on crops?

2. How can leather be safely tanned?

3. The authors envision all of the following about a building modeled after the cherry tree, except:

4. What happens to nutrients when agriculture becomes industrialized?

5. Who writes Silent Spring?

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