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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 happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?
(a) They have green spots on their faces
(b) They disappear
(c) They become ill
(d) They begin to hurt each other

2. Large-scale, single-crop farming eliminates the _______________ that provided built in control of pests.
(a) Biodiversity
(b) Chemicals
(c) Regulation
(d) Possibility

3. There is a disagreement among scientists about how much _______ can be safely stored in the body.
(a) Water
(b) Fat
(c) DDT
(d) Arsenic

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

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?
(a) 12 years
(b) 1 month
(c) A few days
(d) 1 year

Short Answer Questions

1. Every human being now has contact with _________ every moment of his life - even from conception.

2. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?

3. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.

4. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.

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

(see the answer key)

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