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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, This Book is Not a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bill's final solution to creating "less bad" design?
(a) To be positive about creating old designs.
(b) To give up architecture and design.
(c) To recreate old designs to be "less bad."
(d) To be completely positive in creating new designs.

2. What is the authors' point in opening the introduction by discussing common household products?
(a) Household objects are dangerous because they are very flammable.
(b) Commonplace objects appear safe but are very dangerous once they are waste in the environment.
(c) Commonplace objects are dangerous for children.
(d) Cleaning products are very dangerous in and out of the home.

3. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?
(a) More chemicals and energy must be used in recycling products than in creating new ones.
(b) The energy spent in recycling is always decreasing.
(c) More people prefer new products to recycled ones.
(d) The chemicals used in recycling are consumer-friendly.

4. 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.

5. When and where do Bill and Michael meet?
(a) In 1990 at an academic convention in San Diego.
(b) In 2004 at the Democratic convention.
(c) In 1996 on an airplane.
(d) In 1992 at an Earth Summit meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill find inspiring about the environment that he grows up in?

2. What is the difficulty with recycling heavily inked pages?

3. Where does Bill grow up?

4. What is the problem with recycling as we know it?

5. What material is this book made out of?

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