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

2. What threatens the soil the most?
(a) Seed germination.
(b) Accumulation of toxic chemicals.
(c) Insects.
(d) Plowing and turning of nutrients.

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

4. Where is there a positive example of a sewage treatment facility?
(a) Rio de Janeiro.
(b) New York City.
(c) London.
(d) Seattle.

5. Which of the following statements best describes natural systems?
(a) Natural systems always go through a series of devolutions.
(b) Natural systems take things from the environment but always give back.
(c) Natural systems waste more energy than industrial systems.
(d) Natural systems cannot recycle nutrients or materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?

2. What do the authors design for Herman Miller?

3. Which word best describes the cherry tree model for industrial design?

4. What do the authors suggest we do about waste from sewage plants?

5. What is another reason to build using local materials?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the qualities a building would provide if its design were based on a cherry tree. For example, would it be dark or light inside, warm or cold, etc?

2. Describe what modern design and architecture does to the landscape.

3. Which is more cost effective, large scale power or small scale power? Explain.

4. Describe some good examples of useful packaging.

5. Describe how most roofing materials are poor designs.

6. Explain the idea of "devolution."

7. Describe how Egyptian civilization traditionally uses nutrient flows and explain how this has changed in recent times.

8. Describe how our water supply is affected by the "throwaway" mentality.

9. Give two examples of local cooling power.

10. How are the materials used to make the book Cradle to Cradle different than a typical bookstore book?

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