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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Chinese traditionally maintain nutrients to their rice patties?

2. All of the following are things a well-designed roof should provide, except:

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

4. Which of the following can pass into drinking water?

5. Which product is an example of a monstrous hybrid, as the authors describe it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe how most roofing materials are poor designs.

6. Explain how sewage systems can be improved.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the reconstruction design and accomplishments of Ford's River Ridge factory in Dearborn, Michigan. Cover the following points in your writing.

1. Explain how is water used and maintained in and around the factory.

2. Describe how the design is meant to make workers feel.

3. Describe how the design meets the authors' goals of putting eco-effectiveness into practice.

Essay Topic 2

Define, describe, and give examples to explain the difference between the design philosophies of cradle to grave versus cradle to cradle.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effect that industrialization of agricultural systems has had on food supplies around the world.

Part 1. Explain what has happened to food supplies in Egypt since the industrialization of agriculture. What natural system has typically maintained Egyptian agriculture? Why has it been eliminated?

Part 2. Describe some traditional agricultural practices that have been replaced by industrial agriculture.

Part 3. Describe the costs and benefits of modern agricultural practices on society and the environment.

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