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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which is an example of too much focus on efficiency?
(a) Refrigerators that can be rented.
(b) Inexpensive housing in Turkey several decades ago.
(c) Running shoes that last 20 years.
(d) Smaller power plants that save money.

3. What happens when garbage is incinerated?
(a) It is compacted into smaller areas.
(b) It is easier to recycle.
(c) It becomes a more useful material.
(d) It releases many toxic chemicals into the air.

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

5. What is ecological chemistry?
(a) The use of chemicals that are dangerous to humans but good for the environment.
(b) The exploitation of natural chemicals in manufacturing.
(c) The study of toxic chemicals produced by animals.
(d) The development or use of chemicals that are safe for the environment.

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

7. What does Bill find inspiring about the environment that he grows up in?
(a) Everywhere there are many beautiful and well-designed items.
(b) He eats many recyclable foods.
(c) The environment is dirty and polluted.
(d) He learns from many famous mathematicians.

8. What word do the authors use as a realistic alternative to the word "recycling"?
(a) Chemcycling.
(b) Downcycling.
(c) Toxicycle.
(d) Evolution.

9. Which of the following is not a goal of eco-efficiency?
(a) Use safer chemicals during material production.
(b) Increase profits.
(c) Reduce consumption of resources.
(d) Reduce consumer spending.

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

11. What is the goal of Germany's Green Party?
(a) To make Germany a world super power.
(b) To change the outcome of bipartisan elections.
(c) To create a government that is pointed towards industry.
(d) To make decisions and policies that are environmentally friendly.

12. What is the main goal of industry?
(a) Increase profit and reduce production costs.
(b) Reduce consumer spending and make more eco-efficient products.
(c) Create materials that use exclusively natural resources.
(d) Design efficient products that are expensive.

13. Why are books problematic to recycle?
(a) Because they are difficult to re-bind.
(b) Because the ink is very easy to remove.
(c) Because the covers are made of different materials than the interior pages.
(d) Because the interior pages are impossible to remove from the cover.

14. Where does Bill go to study?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Israel.
(c) Jordan.
(d) New York.

15. What is a potential problem associated with pesticide and herbicide use?
(a) Their chemicals can be recycled.
(b) Their production is very cheap.
(c) Their gases can be very explosive.
(d) Their toxins build up in the environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors mean by designing products for worst-case scenarios?

2. How does the Exxon Valdez oil spill result in an economic advantage to some companies?

3. What does Bill finally realize about design?

4. What health problems can be caused by high levels of contaminants in a normal household?

5. How do products with toxic materials end up getting sold to consumers in the United States?

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