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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. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?
(a) They can be cancer-causing.
(b) They can change our genetic structure.
(c) They can weaken the immune system.
(d) They can be developed to have a positive environmental effect.

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

3. What toxic chemical is included in the production of plastic water bottles?
(a) Antimony.
(b) Carbon.
(c) Neon.
(d) Sodium.

4. What do the authors mean by designing products for worst-case scenarios?
(a) Making products so that they never wear out.
(b) Making products so that they work in the most difficult of circumstances.
(c) Making products that work only in ideal circumstances.
(d) Making products that are recyclable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is problematic about the attitude of design and production during the Industrial Revolution?

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

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

4. Where does Bill grow up?

5. What do the authors claim is flawed about architecture made with the International Style?

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