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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inspiring about cherry trees to the authors?
(a) They are beautiful and productive at the same time.
(b) They reduce the amount of oxygen in the environment.
(c) They do not need many resources to live.
(d) They are wasteful.

2. What is one problem with recycled paper?
(a) It can cause blindness if consumed in large quantities.
(b) It still contains the ink marks from the original paper.
(c) It contains a higher level of toxins after the recycling process.
(d) It has stains from the bleaching process.

3. All of the following are examples of local insulation and cooling systems, except:
(a) Energy efficient air conditioners are made a small size to fit family homes.
(b) Chinese homes are dug into the ground.
(c) Iranian wind towers drip water onto vents that bring in the cooled air.
(d) "Wind scoops" bring cool air down a chimney in Pakistani homes.

4. How has leather been tanned in the last forty years?
(a) With vegetable tanners.
(b) With chromium tanners.
(c) With plastic resins.
(d) With salt tanners.

5. What is inefficient about most roofs?
(a) They do not insulate the house very well.
(b) The material is easily replaced.
(c) They collapse frequently.
(d) The material washes away with rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Chinese traditionally maintain nutrients to their rice patties?

2. What is the result of more and more efficient agriculture?

3. The Industrial Revolution functions on the idea of brute force. What is meant by this phrase as used by the authors?

4. Which of the following is an example of people trying to live with nature as it is today?

5. What do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?

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