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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 goal of Germany's Green Party?
(a) To create a government that is pointed towards industry.
(b) To change the outcome of bipartisan elections.
(c) To make Germany a world super power.
(d) To make decisions and policies that are environmentally friendly.

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

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

4. Why is goat hair a good material for the Bedouin tents?
(a) Because goat hair is a good insulator but hard to find.
(b) Because Bedouins hate goats.
(c) Because Bedouins like tents that are heavy.
(d) Because Bedouins have a constant source of this environmentally friendly material.

5. Why does Michael tether himself to the smoke stacks at Ciba-Geigy?
(a) To bring attention to a chemical spill caused by the company, Ciba-Geigy.
(b) To blame consumers for the large amount of toxins in the environment.
(c) To protest the fur industry and the use of chemicals on animals.
(d) To compete his experiment on the effects of toxic waste on the human body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill finally realize about design?

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

3. What is an example of Bill and Michael's unique ideas for design?

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

5. What word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?

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