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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is removed from tanks and used as fertilizer in Ecotopian homes?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Methane gas.
(c) Natural bromine.
(d) Sludge.

2. How long is a typical work week in Ecotopia?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 40 hours.

3. In Ecotopia, what does a street mugger get in prison time?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 months.

4. What does Ecotopian education seem less concerned with when compared to American education?
(a) Understanding of topics.
(b) Length and depth.
(c) Licenses and credentials.
(d) Subject matter.

5. How big are Ecotopian prisons in general?
(a) 500 inmates.
(b) 10,000 inmates.
(c) 10-12 inmates.
(d) 1,000 inmates.

6. What does Weston think about the land in Ecotopia?
(a) Unsafe.
(b) Radioactive.
(c) Unsightly.
(d) Well taken care of.

7. How does the Ecotopian worker work differently from others in business or jobs?
(a) He or she owns the business always.
(b) He or she never works too hard.
(c) He or she can take many breaks.
(d) He or she is a partner.

8. What kind of group organization do the children at the schools have, typically?
(a) By superiority of intellect.
(b) Tribal.
(c) By grade.
(d) By age.

9. What is the minicity that Weston tours that he visits a school in?
(a) Portland.
(b) Weehawken.
(c) Reliez.
(d) Portaverde.

10. How do the black areas and Chinatown operate?
(a) As states to a federal union.
(b) As vibrant subordinate areas.
(c) As independent countries mostly.
(d) As ostracized communities.

11. What subjects do Ecotopians NOT value?
(a) Political science, sociology, and psychology.
(b) Philosophy, art, and humanities.
(c) Mathematics, music, and botany.
(d) Art, mathematics, and psychology.

12. Who exerts control over doctors' financial ceilings in Ecotopia?
(a) The government.
(b) The patients.
(c) The citizens.
(d) The party.

13. What is Weston forced to conclude about the Ecotopian experiment in the last section of the book?
(a) It is a success.
(b) It is repetitive.
(c) It should end.
(d) It is boring.

14. What is surprising about the types of people often found working in factories and farms?
(a) They are good-looking.
(b) They are youthful.
(c) They are intellectual.
(d) They are Neanderthal.

15. How is the Ecotopian student body at a college similar to the American version?
(a) Less rowdy.
(b) Bigger.
(c) Smaller.
(d) More rowdy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children do with the money they earn during work?

2. What do the children do during their two hours of actual work at their school?

3. What is the kind of teacher that Weston sees at the school that surprises him by what he or she teaches the children?

4. What is different about television stations in Ecotopia?

5. What do people in Ecotopia seem to have at work more than their counterparts in America?

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