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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is eco-efficiency?
(a) Expanding ecology and business.
(b) Taking more from the environment.
(c) Getting more from less.
(d) Giving industry control.

2. By what percent has Egypt´s food crops decreased?
(a) 50%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 5%.

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

4. What happens to agriculture in the Americas?
(a) It becomes an unsustainable design.
(b) It creates new ways to nurture crops.
(c) It becomes a system modeled after early nomads.
(d) It creates a system to replenish the soil.

5. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?
(a) The ink is made with new color technology.
(b) The ink itself is recyclable.
(c) The ink itself is nontoxic and easy to wash off with nontoxic chemicals.
(d) The ink is made in the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is goat hair a good material for the Bedouin tents?

2. Why is eco-efficiency not possible as stated by the author?

3. What is meant by an "industrial re-evolution"?

4. What is the goal of Bill and Michael's new company?

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

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