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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Respect Diversity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What product do the authors use as an example of designing for specific instead of general use?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Soap.
(c) Cars.
(d) Shoes.

2. What aspect of a roof is not desirable to human health?
(a) It is slippery and causes many accidents.
(b) It can off-gas chemicals that are toxic.
(c) It creates radiation energy.
(d) It wears rapidly and be frequently replaced.

3. Why are books problematic to recycle?
(a) Because the covers are made of different materials than the interior pages.
(b) Because the interior pages are impossible to remove from the cover.
(c) Because the ink is very easy to remove.
(d) Because they are difficult to re-bind.

4. The authors claim that too much efficiency can result in what?
(a) Quality products.
(b) Energy loss.
(c) Danger.
(d) Profits.

5. What happens to agriculture in the Americas?
(a) It becomes an unsustainable design.
(b) It creates new ways to nurture crops.
(c) It creates a system to replenish the soil.
(d) It becomes a system modeled after early nomads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been the result of more and more efficient factories?

2. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?

3. Which word describes how industry views efficiency?

4. What is Silent Spring to educate the public about specifically?

5. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?

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