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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 eco-efficiency?
(a) Getting more from less.
(b) Taking more from the environment.
(c) Expanding ecology and business.
(d) Giving industry control.

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

3. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?
(a) The ink itself is recyclable.
(b) The ink is made with new color technology.
(c) The ink is made in the U.S.
(d) The ink itself is nontoxic and easy to wash off with nontoxic chemicals.

4. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?
(a) So that consumers would have to continue to purchase new products.
(b) So that factories never had to change products.
(c) So that they did not have to close factories.
(d) So that landfills did not get too full.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What health problems can be caused by high levels of contaminants in a normal household?

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

3. Which product is NOT considered dangerous in the environment?

4. Where does Bill grow up?

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

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