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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Design.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a potential problem associated with pesticide and herbicide use?
(a) Their gases can be very explosive.
(b) Their production is very cheap.
(c) Their toxins build up in the environment.
(d) Their chemicals can be recycled.

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

3. Where does Bill grow up?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Korea.

4. Approximately how many chemicals have been studied for their health effects?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 1,000.

5. Which chemical is forbidden to use in the United States in rubber products?
(a) Lithium.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Benzene.
(d) Nitrogen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase do the authors use to describe the attitude during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Who should be responsible for creating products that support the Earth?

3. What is ecological chemistry?

4. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?

5. Why is the Titanic a good metaphor for the industrial age?

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