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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. Which of the following is a true statement?
(a) Cleaning products make good fertilizers.
(b) Soap never needs to contain water,
(c) Beauty products help in seed germination.
(d) Detergents also help keep water clean in natural systems.

2. How did Henry Ford upcycle his shipping boxes?
(a) He threw them out and made new ones.
(b) He donated them to be used as fruit crates.
(c) He reused them as floorboards on model-A trucks.
(d) He used them to build new homes.

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

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

5. The authors present the cherry tree as a good model of what?
(a) Cradle to grave design.
(b) Cradle to cradle design.
(c) Eco-efficiency.
(d) Crude product design.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about the inks typically used for printing books?

2. What is inspiring about cherry trees to the authors?

3. What is meant by the word "devolution"?

4. How are ants a good source of inspiration for positive design?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the problem with current product packaging?

6. Explain how sewage systems can be improved.

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

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

9. Explain why contamination is so permanent on the planet.

10. Describe the ideal design for a roof.

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