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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 word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?
(a) Toxicycle.
(b) Chemcycling.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Downcycling.

2. Why are books problematic to recycle?
(a) Because the ink is very easy to remove.
(b) Because the covers are made of different materials than the interior pages.
(c) Because the interior pages are impossible to remove from the cover.
(d) Because they are difficult to re-bind.

3. What is the goal of Bill and Michael's new company?
(a) Give ideas to manufacturing companies on "less bad" design.
(b) Use models from nature to create healthy, happy design.
(c) Make a new industry on exploiting the natural environment.
(d) Create chemicals for the recycling industry.

4. What material is this book made out of?
(a) Recycled plastic bags.
(b) Recycled paper.
(c) A non-toxic styrofoam.
(d) An easily recycled polymer.

5. What is the problem with recycling as we know it?
(a) Recycling means eating old food.
(b) Recycling means losing more money to better technology.
(c) Recycling means using inferior products.
(d) Recycling means using the materials in a way they were not intended.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which product is NOT considered dangerous in the environment?

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

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

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

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

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