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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Elixirs of Death".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The roadsides are lush with trees, ferns, and ____________.
(a) Stones
(b) Soil
(c) Birds
(d) Wildflowers

3. Because synthetic pesticides are ______, they can easily poison intended and unintended targets.
(a) Dangerous
(b) Organic
(c) Widespread
(d) Lethal

4. What are numerous in both kind and in sheer quantity according to Carson in the opening of the book?
(a) Cats
(b) Birds
(c) Lakes
(d) Pebbles

5. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?
(a) Fish population
(b) Waves
(c) Changing leaves
(d) Migratory birds

Short Answer Questions

1. What is plentiful in the streams, providing good fishing spots since early settler times?

2. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.

3. What lingers on the rooftops in Carson's description of the demise of the environment?

4. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.

5. What is the name of the naturally occurring mineral that is toxic to humans and most creatures but is still used as a pesticide?

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