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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 occupation?
(a) Chemist.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Architect.
(d) Engineer.

2. 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.

3. What statement best describes how the authors feel about consumerism?
(a) We can blame uneducated consumers for the state of the environment.
(b) It is not completely the consumer's fault for the mass production of environmentally dangerous products.
(c) It is the fault of an education system that does not teach good consumerism.
(d) We can blame our children for our own consumerism.

4. Who should be responsible for creating products that support the Earth?
(a) Designers and manufacturers.
(b) NASA.
(c) Government.
(d) Citizens.

5. What is the difficulty with recycling heavily inked pages?
(a) The ink is a common allergen.
(b) The ink is very hard to remove, even if water soluble.
(c) The ink is easy to remove but damages the pages in the process.
(d) The ink is very toxic if ingested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael chose for a professional career?

2. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?

3. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?

4. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?

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

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