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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How can leather be safely tanned?
(a) With UV light tanners.
(b) With vegetable tanners.
(c) With plastic resins.
(d) With wind-dry technology.

5. All of the following are true about a typical book except:
(a) It is not biodegradable.
(b) It is easily recycled.
(c) It uses chlorine in all aspects of its production.
(d) The inks contain many toxic chemicals.

6. What do the authors mean by "one size fits all"?
(a) To describe a decrease in diversity cause by modern industry.
(b) To describe the result of recycling materials.
(c) To describe the modern design for running shoes.
(d) To describe how third-world countries design houses.

7. What is meant by an "industrial re-evolution"?
(a) Design products that to do not depend on the environment or its natural evolution.
(b) Design products to encourage more industrialization.
(c) Design products to reflect the diversity in the natural world.
(d) Design products to have a superior technology that does not depend on natural resources.

8. Which of the following is an example of how the natural world replenishes itself?
(a) Catching fish with nets.
(b) Monoculture crops.
(c) Cherry blossoms falling from the tree.
(d) Caribou migrations.

9. Which is a good alternative to printing a typical book?
(a) Recycle more books.
(b) Make books from extremely durable materials so that they are never thrown away.
(c) Create electronic books.
(d) Make a smaller version of books that uses less materials.

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

11. Which is a by-product of power plants that could be used in homes or businesses?
(a) Salt.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Steam.
(d) Carbon dioxide.

12. How does the Menominee tribe use their forest resources?
(a) They take only half of the trees at a time.
(b) They don't collect any trees for any reason.
(c) They sell a certain number of trees to maintain the rest of the forest.
(d) They collect only the weak or sick trees, leaving the healthy trees to grow.

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

14. What is another reason to build using local materials?
(a) It encourages devolution.
(b) It stops exportation of local goods.
(c) It prevents invasive, non-native species from entering the area.
(d) It increases profits for importers.

15. How can industry model nature?
(a) By pushing for new designs that encourage efficiency.
(b) By creating more simplistic designs based on new technology.
(c) By preserving old technologies.
(d) By working with the conditions of place and respecting diversity in materials and applications.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?

2. By what percent has Egypt´s food crops decreased?

3. Which of the following statements best describes natural systems?

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

5. Which statement below would be a good title for this section of the book?

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