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

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

3. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.
(a) Controls
(b) Examples
(c) Helpers
(d) Subjects

4. The town Carson describes _________ actually exist.
(a) Will
(b) Does not
(c) Does
(d) Can

5. What is the most important earth-dwelling creature, according to Carson?
(a) Millipede
(b) Mole
(c) Earthworm
(d) Mouse

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.

3. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.

4. The business of chemical _______ is booming because people approach plant life without thinking about any perspective but their own immediate desires.

5. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

(see the answer key)

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