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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Putting Eco-Effectiveness into Practice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the authors say we must balance to change industry?
(a) Ecology, consumers, and employees.
(b) Ecology, equity, and economy.
(c) Economy, industry, and employees.
(d) Industry, energy, and economy.

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

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

4. What is Bill's final solution to creating "less bad" design?
(a) To give up architecture and design.
(b) To recreate old designs to be "less bad."
(c) To be positive about creating old designs.
(d) To be completely positive in creating new designs.

5. Why are the results of contamination so permanent on the planet?
(a) Because animals do not like to eat our waste.
(b) Because many chemicals are biodegradable.
(c) Because materials are difficult to recycle.
(d) Because nothing can leave the planet except energy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which statement is the best explanation for why sports shoes are produced outside the U.S.?

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution?

4. What do the authors suggest as an example of a good sewage treatment plan?

5. What happens to nutrients when agriculture becomes industrialized?

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