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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. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.
(a) Overmeasured
(b) Enforced
(c) Inadequate
(d) Out numbered

2. Individual sensitivity to the various toxic substances is extremely ___________.
(a) Useful in measuring limits
(b) Variable
(c) Meaningless
(d) Low

3. Where was the population of Japanese Beetles effectively controlled?
(a) East
(b) North
(c) West
(d) South

4. ___________ health problems used to be caused by diseases like smallpox, cholera, and the plague.
(a) Upper class
(b) Rural
(c) Public
(d) Poverty

5. What organ works to filter out the chemicals that enter the human body?
(a) Gallbladder
(b) Stomach
(c) Lungs
(d) Liver

Short Answer Questions

1. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.

2. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?

3. If a robin did not die, it often suffered from __________ as a result of being exposed to DDT.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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