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

2. What do the authors mean by a throwaway society?
(a) Government sponsors companies that reduce waste production.
(b) Consumers are accustomed to throwing out the old and buying new.
(c) Volunteers that pick up waste along the highways.
(d) Industry designs products to be recycled.

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

4. In this section what do the authors wish to encourage?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Efficiency.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Evolution.

5. Which is an example of a product that is difficult to recycle?
(a) Carpet.
(b) Glass baby food jars.
(c) Lunch bags.
(d) Plastic bottles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors design for Herman Miller?

2. What would NOT be a characteristic of a building inspired by the cherry tree?

3. Which is a good alternative to printing a typical book?

4. What do the authors suggest as an example of a good sewage treatment plan?

5. The authors suggests that manufacturers should consider:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. Give two examples of local cooling power.

7. Describe some good examples of useful packaging.

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

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

10. Explain and give an example of what the authors mean by products that are "monstrous hybrids".

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