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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why Being Less Bad is No Good.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Silent Spring to educate the public about specifically?
(a) The Industrial Revolution and its destruction of a romantic society.
(b) The difficulties in recycling organic materials.
(c) The harmony between industry and society.
(d) The dangers of DDT in the environment.

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

3. Which words best describes a material that has been downcycled?
(a) Inferior and inefficient.
(b) Quality and efficient.
(c) Intelligent and elegant.
(d) Organic and beneficial.

4. Which statement best describes the general goal of the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Increase production to decrease numbers of workers.
(b) Produce more products to make more money.
(c) Produce higher quality products.
(d) Increase prices so there is less demand for products.

5. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?
(a) Companies in the United States do not sell products with toxic chemicals.
(b) Components of products that contain toxic chemicals can be imported into the United States.
(c) Parts of products that contain toxic materials are not removed by the government.
(d) Companies purchase products abroad, import them, and resell them in the United States.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the difficulty with recycling heavily inked pages?

3. What is the problem with recycling as we know it?

4. What is the general definition of "sick building syndrome"?

5. What is a potential problem associated with pesticide and herbicide use?

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