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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Weston's flight land?
(a) Irving.
(b) Reno.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Columbia.

2. What do the Ecotopians use that actually causes less damage to the ground than an ox and cart team?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Horse and buggy.
(c) Big electric tractors.
(d) Steam engines.

3. What is cheaper in the long run than clear-cutting, according to Ecotopians?
(a) Sapling planting.
(b) Photosynthetic regeneration.
(c) Little shoot capturing.
(d) Mature tree cutting.

4. What movement in Ecotopia wants to abandon plastics completely?
(a) Purist.
(b) Coal.
(c) Petroleum.
(d) Metal.

5. What does the Ecotopian monitoring system detect blowing off the Pacific?
(a) Gas.
(b) Ozone.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Poisonous fumes.

6. What is the method of thrill-seeking that Weston sees in Ecotopia?
(a) War games.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Sky diving.
(d) Bungee jumping.

7. What game is Weston finally allowed to watch?
(a) Soccer.
(b) War.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Fishing.

8. What was legalized that helped reduce population growth?
(a) Vasectomy.
(b) The pill.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Abortion.

9. What connects the skyscrapers that Weston sees in the city he explores?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Fences.
(c) Chains.
(d) Catwalks.

10. What does William Weston do for a living?
(a) Painter.
(b) Accountant.
(c) International affairs reporter.
(d) Bank manager.

11. What does the train that Weston takes run on?
(a) Magnetic rails.
(b) Oil fumes.
(c) Vegetable oil.
(d) Petroleum.

12. What is the wetsuit-like garment that Weston buys in Ecotopia called?
(a) One piece.
(b) Latex unit.
(c) Same sex suit.
(d) Bird-suit.

13. What kind of factory does Weston explore in the minicity?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Potato.
(d) Electric cars.

14. Where did Ecotopia get a lot of its military weaponry from?
(a) Russia and Cuba.
(b) France and Czechoslovakia.
(c) Canada and the United States.
(d) Spain and Portugal.

15. What dropped below the death rate in Ecotopia, stabilizing the population?
(a) Species decline rate.
(b) Birth rate.
(c) Infant mortality rate.
(d) Temperature gradient rate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Weston think the American sports enthusiast will feel about Ecotopian sports?

2. After observing the lumber mills, who does Weston mention meeting in his diary?

3. On the hiking trips, what do the children learn about?

4. What uses public opinion to control the policies and behaviors of Ecotopian companies?

5. What are Ecotopian plastics produced with?

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