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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one problem with recycled paper?
(a) It still contains the ink marks from the original paper.
(b) It can cause blindness if consumed in large quantities.
(c) It has stains from the bleaching process.
(d) It contains a higher level of toxins after the recycling process.

3. What do the authors claim is the key problem in recycling products?
(a) The energy spent in recycling is always decreasing.
(b) More people prefer new products to recycled ones.
(c) The chemicals used in recycling are consumer-friendly.
(d) More chemicals and energy must be used in recycling products than in creating new ones.

4. Who writes Silent Spring?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Rachel Carson.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. Approximately how many chemicals have been studied for their health effects?
(a) 200.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When and where do Bill and Michael meet?

2. What is the authors' point for why import laws need to be changed?

3. Which statement best describes the general goal of the Industrial Revolution?

4. Which chemical is forbidden to use in the United States in rubber products?

5. Why are car parts difficult to recycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges does Michael face while working for the Environmental Protection Agency?

2. Describe how Michael ends up working for the German Environmental Protection Agency.

3. List three examples of how a focus on efficiency in design can have negative consequences.

4. Explain what the authors mean by "brute force."

5. Describe why the authors warn against too much efficiency in design.

6. Explain how recycling is problematic and a poor solution to positive design.

7. What do both Bill and Michael conclude about trying to improve products and industry?

8. Describe Bill's experience in Jordan as a student and what he is inspired by.

9. Name two common household objects and their hidden health effects because of the chemicals they contain.

10. Describe how early industrialists considered nature and the environment.

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