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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. The __________ system is susceptible to damage by toxins like chlorinated hydrocarbons and organic phosphates.
(a) Nervous
(b) Circulatory
(c) Renal
(d) Muscular

2. ____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive.
(a) Herbicides
(b) Selective spraying
(c) Targeted extermination
(d) Dangerous chemicals

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

4. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?
(a) Stream water
(b) Frozen water
(c) Lake water
(d) Seawater

5. This kind of vegetable absorbs huge levels of poisons, which would have harmed humans if they had eaten the produce.
(a) Carrot
(b) Tomato
(c) Beans
(d) Peppers

Short Answer Questions

1. What are numerous in both kind and in sheer quantity according to Carson in the opening of the book?

2. ______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did.

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

4. _____________ must discern for themselves who is telling the truth.

5. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

(see the answer key)

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