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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Weston meet to discuss the Ecotopian agricultural and food systems?
(a) Minister.
(b) President.
(c) Assistant Minister.
(d) Food Council Representative.

2. What have the skyscrapers that Weston sees been converted into, in the city he explores?
(a) Apartments.
(b) Taverns.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Underground lairs.

3. What system does the person that Weston meets tell him about?
(a) Sewage recycling.
(b) Plumbing.
(c) Fertilizer creation.
(d) Crop rotation.

4. What is abundant in the water in the bay of the minicity?
(a) Sailboats.
(b) Oil rigs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Navy seals.

5. What impresses Weston about the average Ecotopian child?
(a) Can identify different types of plants and animals.
(b) Can explain quantum physics.
(c) Can race up a mountain in minutes.
(d) Can cook food for thirty people.

6. How are the streets of the minicity recognizable?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Colors.
(c) Names.
(d) Height.

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

8. What uses public opinion to control the policies and behaviors of Ecotopian companies?
(a) Bad Practices List.
(b) White List.
(c) Black List.
(d) X-rated List.

9. Where does most of the minicity's population live?
(a) 3 miles from the train terminal.
(b) 20 miles from the waterfront.
(c) 100 miles from the city center.
(d) 1/2 mile from the train terminal.

10. What is different about purchasing lumber from the Ecotopian lumber industry?
(a) Lumber is very expensive and is given out in rations.
(b) The person must plant and take care of trees before buying any lumber.
(c) Lumber is exchanged for personal possessions.
(d) The person must measure everything out themselves and carry all the wood themselves, too.

11. What was the minicity that Weston visits, prior to becoming a mini-city?
(a) A huge metropolis.
(b) A sleepy village.
(c) A burgeoning town.
(d) An expanding seaport.

12. What does Weston think of the room he gets to sleep in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Big and comfortable.
(b) Modern and sleek.
(c) Nice, but old-fashioned.
(d) Dirty and worn out.

13. Who does Weston get to talk to after the game?
(a) The referee and point guard.
(b) The punter and the shooter.
(c) The dribbler and the defense.
(d) The injured man and an elderly man.

14. What does Weston write during his flight to Ecotopia?
(a) His column.
(b) His bills.
(c) His journal.
(d) His letter.

15. How long do many of the hikes that the children go on last?
(a) A year.
(b) A week.
(c) A day.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of trolleys does Weston see in the city he explores?

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

3. Who does the nationwide educational program of Ecotopia target?

4. Who are a minority in Ecotopia?

5. What kinds of climates can the wetsuit-like garment that Weston buys be used in?

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