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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 can we do with materials that cannot be safely recycled?
(a) Use them for other products.
(b) Recycle them, even though they release toxic chemicals.
(c) Break them down into small pieces and dispose of them properly.
(d) Save them until we have the technology to recycle them safely.

2. What material is the book itself made of?
(a) Rice paper.
(b) An easily recyclable polymer, not paper.
(c) Recycled paper.
(d) Recycled milk cartons.

3. What do some people make with old tires in Africa?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Plastic bottle for export.
(c) More tires.
(d) Traditional medicines.

4. By what percent has Egypt´s food crops decreased?
(a) 50%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 20%.

5. Why can't many materials be recycled?
(a) Because they are hybrids of too many other materials.
(b) Because consumers are not committed to recycling.
(c) Because they are materials that are too solid to be melted down.
(d) Because the technology doesn´t exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of a roof is not desirable to human health?

2. In the authors' opinion, what should factories do?

3. All of the following are true about a typical book except:

4. All of the following are things a well-designed roof should provide, except:

5. What do the authors mean by "one size fits all"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the furniture factory that the authors design for Herman Miller.

2. Explain how sewage systems can be improved.

3. What do the authors suggest we do so that our products resemble the diversity present in the natural world?

4. Describe how the design of detergents and soaps can be improved for consumer use, the environment, and business.

5. Give two examples of local cooling power.

6. 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?

7. Describe some good examples of useful packaging.

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

9. Describe what the authors suggest we do with products that produce toxic chemicals when they are recycled.

10. What is the problem with current product packaging?

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