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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. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?
(a) Pronghorn antelope
(b) Sage grouse
(c) Mule deer
(d) Red tailed hawk

2. Spring begins in the United States with the once-familiar ___________.
(a) Birdsong
(b) Temperature changes
(c) Heavy rains
(d) Storms

3. ______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did.
(a) Gypsy moths
(b) Ladybugs
(c) Fire ants
(d) Eagles

4. Spraying for the ________ began in the 1950s and resulted in the death of robins.
(a) Gypsy moth
(b) Fire ants
(c) French beetles
(d) Dutch Elm Disease

5. ____________ and animals were sprayed directly during the campaign against the gypsy moths.
(a) Buildings
(b) Waterways
(c) People
(d) Building interiors

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?

3. There is a widespread, critical shortage of ____________ across the globe.

4. Due to pollution in its environment, this kind of bird has suffered from extensive population reduction and sterility issues.

5. Attempts to control a particular ________ in Clear Lake, California resulted in massive bird death.

(see the answer key)

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