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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 do the authors claim about the preferences of consumers?
(a) People want high quality products at increased cost.
(b) People prefer more cost effective generic brands.
(c) People prefer diversity and will buy locally produced goods.
(d) People want more powerful products for less money.

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

3. What is inefficient about most roofs?
(a) The material is easily replaced.
(b) They collapse frequently.
(c) The material washes away with rain.
(d) They do not insulate the house very well.

4. What best explains the cradle to cradle model?
(a) Even when things die they create nutrients for a new life.
(b) The world has enough resources to support a extremely high birth rate.
(c) Even if things die they can always be replaced with new products.
(d) The natural world is the only place where something old can make something new.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What material can be used to create a well-designed roof?

2. What material is the book itself made of?

3. Which is a by-product of power plants that could be used in homes or businesses?

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

5. Which of the following is an example of people trying to live with nature as it is today?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some advantages of designing homes with local materials?

2. Describe how most roofing materials are poor designs.

3. Explain the idea of "devolution."

4. Explain how ants are a model for positive design that contributes to the environment.

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

6. How does the cherry tree model for industrial design differ from the current model of industrial design?

7. Describe the ideal design for a roof.

8. Explain how sewage systems can be improved.

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

10. Explain what the authors mean by a "throwaway society."

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