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

3. Which is a by-product of power plants that could be used in homes or businesses?
(a) Hot water.
(b) Steam.
(c) Salt.
(d) Carbon dioxide.

4. How are most manufacturing processes different than the way ants live in the environment?
(a) Most manufacturing produces biodegradable chemicals.
(b) Most manufacturing is concerned with productivity.
(c) Most manufacturing creates waste that is not useful in the environment.
(d) Most manufacturing replaces the resources it depletes.

5. What do conventional plastic shoes emit every time you walk or run?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Lead.
(c) Water.
(d) Oxygen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which statement most accurately reflects the authors' ideas?

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

4. Why are the results of contamination so permanent on the planet?

5. What threatens the soil the most?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the problem with current product packaging?

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

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

5. Describe how most roofing materials are poor designs.

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

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

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

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

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