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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul Erlich write about?
(a) The positive influence of industry on consumers.
(b) The global consequences of recycling.
(c) The negative consequences of overpopulation and rampant production.
(d) The possibility of government control over industry.

2. When and where do Bill and Michael meet?
(a) In 1996 on an airplane.
(b) In 1992 at an Earth Summit meeting.
(c) In 2004 at the Democratic convention.
(d) In 1990 at an academic convention in San Diego.

3. What is a monoculture?
(a) A crop that is more environmentally friendly than other crops.
(b) A single crop grown year after year in the area.
(c) Multiple crops grown in a single area.
(d) A crop that is superior to other crops.

4. What is eco-efficiency?
(a) Expanding ecology and business.
(b) Giving industry control.
(c) Taking more from the environment.
(d) Getting more from less.

5. What statement best describes how the authors feel about consumerism?
(a) We can blame uneducated consumers for the state of the environment.
(b) We can blame our children for our own consumerism.
(c) It is not completely the consumer's fault for the mass production of environmentally dangerous products.
(d) It is the fault of an education system that does not teach good consumerism.

6. Which products are the best examples of the brute force mentality?
(a) Pet foods.
(b) Petrochemicals and coal.
(c) Cookware.
(d) Children's toys.

7. What is the result of more and more efficient agriculture?
(a) Decreasing profits for farmers.
(b) Less investments in agricultural systems.
(c) Increasing worker wages.
(d) Destruction of native habitats.

8. What word best describes the authors' goal in design?
(a) Forceful.
(b) Useful.
(c) Positive.
(d) Efficient.

9. What is a positive change that occurs during the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Increased use of natural resources.
(b) Families left their rural farms.
(c) Workers' wages increase.
(d) Increased pollution.

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

11. Which phrase describes the authors' view on efficiency?
(a) That it contributes to natural systems.
(b) That it creates worker equity.
(c) That it focuses on positive designs.
(d) That it focuses on "less bad" designs.

12. What do the authors claim is flawed about architecture made with the International Style?
(a) It is too organic and turns away big business.
(b) It is affordable and clean.
(c) It is hard to develop and implement.
(d) It is sterile and expensive to use.

13. What words best describe the environment that Michael grows up in?
(a) Scientific.
(b) Violent.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Communist.

14. Why is the Titanic a good metaphor for the industrial age?
(a) Both the Titanic and the industrial age appear to be a promising endeavor but are doomed to fail in the end.
(b) The Titanic is as big and successful as the industrial age.
(c) Both the Titanic and the industrial age are symbols of strength.
(d) The Titanic is as productive and efficient as the industrial age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which words best describes a material that has been downcycled?

2. Why would designers create products that wear out in a certain amount of time?

3. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?

4. Where does Bill grow up?

5. What are some unique properties of ink used in printing this book?

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