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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Studies on the __________ in areas previously sprayed with DDT have confirmed that DDT remains in the birds at least one generation after the spraying.
(a) Robins
(b) Eagles
(c) Hawks
(d) Buzzards

3. The title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."
(a) Change
(b) Control others
(c) Know
(d) Do what we want

4. Herbicides can change the _________ of plants, making toxic plants more appealing to animals.
(a) Color
(b) Taste
(c) Metabolism
(d) Appearance

5. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) Experimentation
(b) Pest control
(c) War
(d) Pharmaceuticals

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the birds provide naturally that made their deaths all the more significant?

3. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.

4. Chemical wielding __________ overlook the terrible flaws in their programs of blanket spraying.

5. The Earth's soil is a ______________ of living creatures, all interdependent.

(see the answer key)

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