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a) Amongst the intensively reared range on a shop shelf
b) In your back yard
c) In a curry
7. Obliged to take an international trip for work, how will you travel?
a) Lear jet
b) Cheap flight with a low-cost airline
c) A ludicrously complex train journey
8. Of course, when it comes to holidays a different set of rules apply! So, are you looking forward to . . .
a) A backpacking trip?
b) A hotel somewhere local?
c) A golf resort in a distant desert, via private jet?
9. It’s the end of the day and time to kick off your shoes. Are they . . .
a) PVC thigh boots?
b) PC-recycled trainers?
c) Patent leather?
10. Draw the curtains, turn the lights down low. Are they . . .
a) LEDs?
b) Lovely candles?
c) Lots of halogen spots?
11. Now for a nice glass of wine. What’s your tipple?
a) Biodynamic
b) Beaujolais Nouveau in Tokyo
c) Blackberry
12. A slap-up meal to end the day. How do you plan to cook it?
a) On a roaring woodstove
b) You prefer a raw-food diet
c) Roasting in the Aga
13. So, what’s on your plate?
a) A ready meal
b) Daisy, your home-reared pig
c) Roadkill
14. Your turn to wash up . . .
a) No problem – that’s what the dishwasher is for!
b) No dishwasher – you believe in doing it the old-fashioned way.
c) Fortunately you don’t bother with cutlery or crockery.
15. Last chore of the day – feed the pet before bed. But is your furry friend . . .
a) A scaly carp?
b) A cat, thank you very much?
c) More of a feathery chicken?
Paul Waddington is the author of Shades of Green: A (Mostly) Practical A-Z for the Reluctant Environmentalist, to be published by Transworld on January 1 at £10.99.

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