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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 "Indiscriminately from the Skies".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ___________ is strictly a forest insect, which is why people were outraged when residential areas were sprayed to control it.
(a) Gypsy moth
(b) Tick
(c) Fire ant
(d) Dutch Elm

2. Throughout earth's history, living things have __________ with their environment but not changed it.
(a) Interacted
(b) Grown
(c) Tinkered
(d) Battled

3. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.
(a) Difficult to detect
(b) Hidden from view
(c) Sometimes safe
(d) Ignored

4. During what war time was the spraying of chemicals made more intense and more widespread?
(a) Civil War
(b) Vietnam
(c) WWI
(d) WWII

5. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) Experimentation
(b) Pest control
(c) War
(d) Pharmaceuticals

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West?

2. Humankind is producing new ________ in the laboratory, though these used to be limited only to nature's actions.

3. If a robin did not die, it often suffered from __________ as a result of being exposed to DDT.

4. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

5. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.

(see the answer key)

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