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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. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?
(a) Gamma rays
(b) Soot
(c) Radiation
(d) Arsenic

2. Humankind is producing new ________ in the laboratory, though these used to be limited only to nature's actions.
(a) DNA
(b) Plants
(c) Wastes
(d) Chemicals

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

4. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.
(a) Carbon
(b) Boron
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Arsenic

5. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.
(a) The placenta
(b) Powdered formula
(c) Mother's milk
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?

2. What is used to pollinate the plants and to pollinate the trees?

3. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

4. The title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."

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?

(see the answer key)

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