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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waste Equals Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who should be responsible for creating products that support the Earth?
(a) Designers and manufacturers.
(b) Government.
(c) Citizens.
(d) NASA.

2. Which of the following is not a goal of eco-efficiency?
(a) Reduce consumption of resources.
(b) Reduce consumer spending.
(c) Increase profits.
(d) Use safer chemicals during material production.

3. How does the cherry tree contribute positively to its environment?
(a) It provides industry with many of the chemicals necessary for paper production.
(b) It provides fruit and cleans both the water and air.
(c) It provides shaded areas that reduce air conditioning costs.
(d) It provides a good source of paper pulp.

4. Why is eco-efficiency not possible as stated by the author?
(a) It is not possible to create an industry that makes money off the environment.
(b) It is impossible to use materials in a resourceful way and make products consumers want.
(c) It is not possible to meet the demands of commerce and use less resources and create less toxic materials at the same time.
(d) It is impossible to design a product that is 100 percent beneficial to the environment.

5. Which phrase describes the authors' view on efficiency?
(a) That it creates worker equity.
(b) That it focuses on "less bad" designs.
(c) That it contributes to natural systems.
(d) That it focuses on positive designs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In general, the authors believe that a roof should:

3. Which word describes how industry views efficiency?

4. What does Bill finally realize about design?

5. What are the Romantic writers inspired by?

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