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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. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?
(a) Arsenic
(b) Radiation
(c) Gamma rays
(d) Soot

2. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.
(a) California
(b) Colorado
(c) Florida
(d) Maine

3. ______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did.
(a) Eagles
(b) Gypsy moths
(c) Ladybugs
(d) Fire ants

4. _____________ is not the only source of chemical contamination in the world.
(a) Acid rain
(b) Nuclear power
(c) Mass spraying
(d) Trash

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of creature plays a vital role as a source for food, as well as being an aerator, a scavenger, and a source of bait?

2. Only _________ have gained the ability to reserve the roles and actually change the environment they live in.

3. The town Carson describes _________ actually exist.

4. It may be impossible to tell what is __________ and what is effect because there may be years between the two.

5. What are many chemicals sold in that could result in high chemical exposure if dropped by the consumer?

(see the answer key)

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