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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 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.

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

3. What do the authors say we must balance to change industry?
(a) Ecology, equity, and economy.
(b) Industry, energy, and economy.
(c) Ecology, consumers, and employees.
(d) Economy, industry, and employees.

4. What model do early nomads follow?
(a) Monoculture agriculture systems.
(b) Cradle to cradle.
(c) The industrial model.
(d) Cradle to grave.

5. What structural material did McDonough suggest for the Bedouin houses?
(a) Wood and glass structures.
(b) Nylon tents.
(c) Adobe structures.
(d) Concrete structures.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, the authors believe that a roof should:

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

3. Which product is a good example of something designed for a throwaway society?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how most roofing materials are poor designs.

3. Explain why the authors find the cherry tree an inspiration for new industrial designs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the idea of "devolution."

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