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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. Attempts to control a particular ________ in Clear Lake, California resulted in massive bird death.
(a) Fish
(b) Bird
(c) Gnat
(d) Spider

2. Spraying for the ________ began in the 1950s and resulted in the death of robins.
(a) Gypsy moth
(b) Fire ants
(c) French beetles
(d) Dutch Elm Disease

3. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.
(a) Lean
(b) Fatty
(c) Outer
(d) Muscle

4. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?
(a) Sludge
(b) Trep
(c) Muck
(d) Gunk

5. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.
(a) Sunlight
(b) Trees
(c) Charcoal
(d) Bombs

Short Answer Questions

1. Continued use of pesticides could very well damage soil ___________.

2. Due to pollution in its environment, this kind of bird has suffered from extensive population reduction and sterility issues.

3. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?

4. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.

5. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.

(see the answer key)

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