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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 is Bill's occupation?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Architect.

2. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?
(a) They can be developed to have a positive environmental effect.
(b) They can weaken the immune system.
(c) They can be cancer-causing.
(d) They can change our genetic structure.

3. What is true about the inks typically used for printing books?
(a) They can easily be made from other recycled products.
(b) They release toxic chemicals as they break down.
(c) They are never truly permanent.
(d) They are non-toxic and washable.

4. Which statement below would be a good title for this section of the book?
(a) How to make successful designs for the Earth and its people.
(b) How to use the environment for the benefit of business.
(c) How to make more efficient energy.
(d) How to employ happy workers.

5. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?
(a) Components of products that contain toxic chemicals can be imported into the United States.
(b) Companies purchase products abroad, import them, and resell them in the United States.
(c) Parts of products that contain toxic materials are not removed by the government.
(d) Companies in the United States do not sell products with toxic chemicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prediction of Thomas Malthus in the 1800s?

2. How can industry model nature?

3. What material is the book itself made of?

4. What is unique about where toxicity is removed around the new Ford factory?

5. What is the goal of Bill and Michael's new company?

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