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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do conventional plastic shoes emit every time you walk or run?
(a) Water.
(b) Oxygen.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Lead.

2. 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 a good source of paper pulp.
(c) It provides shaded areas that reduce air conditioning costs.
(d) It provides fruit and cleans both the water and air.

3. How do the Chinese traditionally maintain nutrients to their rice patties?
(a) By adding their household wastes to the fields.
(b) By recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
(c) By damming rivers to dry their fields every winter.
(d) By fertilizing fields every spring.

4. Approximately how many chemicals are in use by industry today?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. How must ink be removed from paper in order to recycle the paper?
(a) Very expensive chemicals must be used to remove inks.
(b) The paper must be bleached.
(c) Inks can be removed with hot water and soap.
(d) Paper cannot be recycled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which product is an example of a monstrous hybrid, as the authors describe it?

2. Which is a good alternative to printing a typical book?

3. What typically happens when materials are downcycled?

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

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

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