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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are ants a good source of inspiration for positive design?
(a) They are fast and wasteful in their productivity.
(b) They do not work in teams but are excellent individualists.
(c) They take their time to accomplish a task.
(d) They are very efficient but also contribute to the environment around them.

2. What is problematic about the attitude of design and production during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Materials are recyclable.
(b) Production is too expensive to make good money.
(c) Landfills are too full to be used.
(d) All material is eventually wasted.

3. What material is this book made out of?
(a) Recycled paper.
(b) An easily recycled polymer.
(c) A non-toxic styrofoam.
(d) Recycled plastic bags.

4. What is the authors' point for why import laws need to be changed?
(a) Because they allow the import of goods that are of very low quality but a lower price than American products.
(b) Because they are hurting the economy.
(c) Because they permit the import of goods whose manufacturing process is environmentally unsound.
(d) Because they over-tax products that are made from animals.

5. How are most manufacturing processes different than the way ants live in the environment?
(a) Most manufacturing creates waste that is not useful in the environment.
(b) Most manufacturing is concerned with productivity.
(c) Most manufacturing replaces the resources it depletes.
(d) Most manufacturing produces biodegradable chemicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has leather been tanned in the last forty years?

2. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?

3. What do the authors mean by "one size fits all"?

4. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?

5. What word best describes the authors' goal in design?

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