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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. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?
(a) People
(b) Plants
(c) Insects
(d) Animals

2. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?
(a) Earthworms
(b) Animals
(c) Insects
(d) Tree leaves

3. Plants growing in contaminated soil may carry the contaminants into their _____________.
(a) Tissues
(b) DNA
(c) Neighbor plants
(d) Chlorophyll

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

5. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?
(a) Bitter orange
(b) DDT
(c) Aldrin
(d) Melatonin

Short Answer Questions

1. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.

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

3. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.

4. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.

5. There is evidence that chemicals travel via ____________.

(see the answer key)

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