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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. What threatens the soil the most?

2. What technology could a roof top use to lessen energy needs?

3. Which of the following statements best describes the authors' point of view?

4. What do the authors say we must balance to change industry?

5. What structural material did McDonough suggest for the Bedouin houses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Give two examples of local cooling power.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a three-part essay to summarize the experience and early inspiration for each of the authors.

Part 1. Describe the childhood and education of each author.

Part 2. Explain the significant event in each author's early career that became his inspiration to create positive designs.

Part 3. Describe how the authors meet their goals in creating their new company.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the design concepts behind "one size fits all" and designing for "local use." How does each concept use energy and resources? What are the costs and benefits to each concept? Give some examples of product designs for each design concept.

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