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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) Dutch Elm
(b) Fire ant
(c) Tick
(d) Gypsy moth

2. What posed no threat, only a minor annoyance, yet was still the target of a massive spraying campaign?
(a) Gypsy moth
(b) Ladybug
(c) Fire ant
(d) Mosquito

3. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.
(a) Research
(b) Time
(c) Money
(d) Control

4. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(a) Trees
(b) Flowers
(c) Bushes
(d) Weeds

5. In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths.
(a) Water
(b) Seeds
(c) Trees
(d) Soil

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The spraying of chemicals became more widespread because of new insecticides and a surplus of ___________.

3. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.

4. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.

5. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.

(see the answer key)

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