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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 aspect of a roof is not desirable to human health?
2. What is inspiring about cherry trees to the authors?
3. How has leather been tanned in the last forty years?
4. How do the Chinese traditionally maintain nutrients to their rice patties?
5. How does the Menominee tribe use their forest resources?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the authors suggest we do so that our products resemble the diversity present in the natural world?
2. How does the cherry tree model for industrial design differ from the current model of industrial design?
3. 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?
4. Explain how ants are a model for positive design that contributes to the environment.
5. Explain why contamination is so permanent on the planet.
6. Explain why the authors find the cherry tree an inspiration for new industrial designs.
7. What is the problem with current product packaging?
8. Describe how the design of detergents and soaps can be improved for consumer use, the environment, and business.
9. Which is more cost effective, large scale power or small scale power? Explain.
10. Describe the ideal design for a roof.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 Describe some traditional agricultural practices that have been replaced by industrial agriculture.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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay to explain what is meant by brute force in product design. Describe how this design practice is related to monoculture crops and the accumulation of toxic chemicals in the environment.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the ideas of "less-bad" design and "completely positive" design. How does each idea affect the environment, industry, and consumers? What is the philosophy behind each design idea? What is the goal of each idea? What materials should be involved in the designs for each idea?
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