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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Human Price".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ is also contaminated because washing does not remove chemicals, nor does cooking.
(a) Meat
(b) Packaged beans
(c) Cheese
(d) Produce

2. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?
(a) HCl
(b) Bromide
(c) DDT
(d) Heptachlor

3. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.
(a) Water
(b) Tourists
(c) Animals
(d) Insects

4. The campaign in the American West to replace _______ with grass is one example of man's arrogant approach to plants.
(a) Trees
(b) Sagebrush
(c) Cacti
(d) Sand

5. Due to pollution in its environment, this kind of bird has suffered from extensive population reduction and sterility issues.
(a) Hawk
(b) Hummingbird
(c) Eagle
(d) Buzzard

Short Answer Questions

1. Humans hold a narrow view of _________, using them when they are immediately useful only.

2. What aisle does Carson think is presented as innocuously as the pickle or laundry detergent aisle?

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

4. What is the name of the naturally occurring mineral that is toxic to humans and most creatures but is still used as a pesticide?

5. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?

(see the answer key)

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