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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All of the following are things a well-designed roof should provide, except:
(a) A waste bin for toxic chemicals.
(b) Conservation of water.
(c) Shelter for the house.
(d) Energy.

2. What do materials become in upcycling?
(a) Harmless waste.
(b) Nutrients for other new materials.
(c) Sewage sludge.
(d) Recycled products like paper.

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

4. What do the authors suggest as an example of a good sewage treatment plan?
(a) Removing sewage from the location to an area with fewer inhabitants.
(b) Adding chemicals to sewage so that it can become save drinking water.
(c) Storing winter sewage until it can be processed in the summer sun in a specially constructed wetland.
(d) Saving sewage in recyclable containers until we have the technology to process it.

5. In the authors' opinion, what should factories do?
(a) Help industry implement new technology.
(b) Help consumers save money and produce efficient energy.
(c) Help reduce consumption of resources no matter what the effect on profits.
(d) Help people, nourish the environment, and produce good materials.

6. What do the authors suggest we do about waste from sewage plants?
(a) Allow the sludge to remain at the sewage plant.
(b) Relocate the sludge to desert areas.
(c) Use the sludge as fertilizer for agriculture.
(d) Empty the sludge into large lakes or the ocean.

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

8. The authors suggests that manufacturers should consider:
(a) How their products affect different consumer groups.
(b) How their products use synthetic materials.
(c) How their products affect different localities.
(d) How their products use technology.

9. How does the cherry tree contribute positively to its environment?
(a) It provides fruit and cleans both the water and air.
(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 a good source of paper pulp.

10. What is inspiring about cherry trees to the authors?
(a) They reduce the amount of oxygen in the environment.
(b) They are wasteful.
(c) They do not need many resources to live.
(d) They are beautiful and productive at the same time.

11. What does manufacturing need to be based on?
(a) Ocean water and recycling systems.
(b) Local water flow and energy sources.
(c) Energy from larger power plants.
(d) Using cheaper petroleum products.

12. What model do early nomads follow?
(a) The industrial model.
(b) Cradle to grave.
(c) Monoculture agriculture systems.
(d) Cradle to cradle.

13. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?
(a) Plastics.
(b) Medications.
(c) Pieces of glass.
(d) Solid waste.

14. Which of the following materials is NOT considered a good insulator against climate?
(a) Adobe.
(b) Glass.
(c) Sod.
(d) Goat hair.

15. How has leather been tanned in the last forty years?
(a) With vegetable tanners.
(b) With chromium tanners.
(c) With salt tanners.
(d) With plastic resins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threatens the soil the most?

2. In general, the authors believe that a roof should:

3. Which product is an example of a monstrous hybrid, as the authors describe it?

4. What do most homes use for as a source of power?

5. What material is the book itself made of?

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