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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 the authors' point for why import laws need to be changed?
(a) Because they allow the import of goods that are of very low quality but a lower price than American products.
(b) Because they permit the import of goods whose manufacturing process is environmentally unsound.
(c) Because they are hurting the economy.
(d) Because they over-tax products that are made from animals.

2. What does Michael chose for a professional career?
(a) Literature.
(b) Social work.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Horticulture.

3. Which statement is the best explanation for why sports shoes are produced outside the U.S.?
(a) Countries outside the U.S. have a higher demand for sports shoes.
(b) There are no regulations on quality production.
(c) Countries outside the U.S. have better technology to produce sportswear.
(d) There is less regulation on toxic fumes in the countries where they are produced.

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

5. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?
(a) Violent.
(b) Communist.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Scientific.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What statement best describes how the authors feel about consumerism?

3. Which statement is NOT an example of recycling as we know it?

4. What is Bill's occupation?

5. Why does Michael tether himself to the smoke stacks at Ciba-Geigy?

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