Free Silent Spring Quiz

1)

The business of chemical _______ is booming because people approach plant life without thinking about any perspective but their own immediate desires. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

Cosmetics

Cleaners

Fragrances

Weed killers

2)

What kind of disease can fleas carry and then transmit to humans as a result of a bite? (from Chapter 16 "The Rumblings of an Avalanche")

Yellow fever

Plague

Malaria

Typhus

3)

_____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth. (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

Citizens

Scientists

Researchers

Media

4)

In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

Animals

Insects

Water

Tourists

5)

The population of Japanese Beetles in sprayed areas is ______________ . (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

Gone

Going down

Unchanged

Larger than ever

6)

Where do the fish go from #97 do in order to spawn and to perpetuate their kind? (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

Into dens

Up the rivers

Into the ocean

Ponds

7)

What do some insects carry that makes their termination so important in today's times? (from Chapter 16 "The Rumblings of an Avalanche")

Mutations

Venom

Cancer

Deadly diseases

8)

Biological solutions that are based on the whole of ________ should be the goals of research and development in relation to pest control. (from Chapter 17 "The Other Road")

The universe

The species

Nature

Humankind

9)

In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths. (from Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing")

Soil

Trees

Water

Seeds

10)

Chemical wielding __________ overlook the terrible flaws in their programs of blanket spraying. (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

Corporate moguls

Hippies

Entomologists

Biologists

11)

One changed __________ can affect the entire body system. (from Chapter 12 "The Human Price")

Plant

Animal

Organ

Molecule

12)

Many attempts to control ___________ have results in massive fish kills. (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

Fire ants

Army ants

Brown ants

Spiders

13)

Carson wonders - How can we as __________ beings continue to allow such rampant and unjustified killings? (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

Human

Moral

Intelligent

Living

14)

______________ is the basic process of life creation for everything from amoebae to humans. (from Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window")

Cell division

Cell ligation

Cell mutation

Cell respiration

15)

____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

Dangerous chemicals

Targeted extermination

Herbicides

Selective spraying

16)

The limits the government has established regarding chemical levels in foods are __________. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Meaningless

Unavailable

Low

Effective

17)

Chemicals that act upon our genes can cause sudden __________, producing new and undesirable changes in subsequent generations. (from Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window")

Mutations

Mitosis

Impulses

Death

18)

______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did. (from Chapter 10 "Indiscriminately from the Skies")

Eagles

Ladybugs

Fire ants

Gypsy moths

19)

____________ provides the best ways to control insects, according to Carson. (from Chapter 15 "Nature Fights Back")

Science

Nature

Man

Chemical engineering

20)

The 'other road' refers to a path of ___________ control of unwanted pests and insects. (from Chapter 17 "The Other Road")

Natural chemical

Non-chemical

Stronger chemical

Absent

21)

What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population? (from Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing")

Nests

Other birds

Trees

Fish

22)

Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Food

Paper

Cosmetics

Water

23)

Those who enjoy _________ also lose when the fish population goes down. (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

Surfing

Scuba diving

Sport fishing

Touring the waterways

24)

Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Out numbered

Overmeasured

Inadequate

Enforced

25)

Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West? (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

Livestock

Other plant species

Birds

Lizards

Silent Spring Quiz

Silent Spring Quiz

The business of chemical _______ is booming because people approach plant life without thinking about any perspective but their own immediate desires. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

What kind of disease can fleas carry and then transmit to humans as a result of a bite? (from Chapter 16 "The Rumblings of an Avalanche")

_____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth. (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

The population of Japanese Beetles in sprayed areas is ______________ . (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

Where do the fish go from #97 do in order to spawn and to perpetuate their kind? (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

What do some insects carry that makes their termination so important in today's times? (from Chapter 16 "The Rumblings of an Avalanche")

Biological solutions that are based on the whole of ________ should be the goals of research and development in relation to pest control. (from Chapter 17 "The Other Road")

In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths. (from Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing")

Chemical wielding __________ overlook the terrible flaws in their programs of blanket spraying. (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

One changed __________ can affect the entire body system. (from Chapter 12 "The Human Price")

Many attempts to control ___________ have results in massive fish kills. (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

Carson wonders - How can we as __________ beings continue to allow such rampant and unjustified killings? (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

______________ is the basic process of life creation for everything from amoebae to humans. (from Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window")

____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive. (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

The limits the government has established regarding chemical levels in foods are __________. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Chemicals that act upon our genes can cause sudden __________, producing new and undesirable changes in subsequent generations. (from Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window")

______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did. (from Chapter 10 "Indiscriminately from the Skies")

____________ provides the best ways to control insects, according to Carson. (from Chapter 15 "Nature Fights Back")

The 'other road' refers to a path of ___________ control of unwanted pests and insects. (from Chapter 17 "The Other Road")

What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population? (from Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing")

Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Those who enjoy _________ also lose when the fish population goes down. (from Chapter 9 "Rivers of Death")

Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West? (from Chapter 6 "Earth's Green Mantle")

Who wrote Silent Spring?

What were the causes of the environmental tragedy in this book?

In chapter 9, why was the destruction of the fish ( in Canada, in Maine, and in Yellowstone) so sever?