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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "One in Every Four".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?
(a) They disappear
(b) They become ill
(c) They begin to hurt each other
(d) They have green spots on their faces

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

3. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?
(a) Melatonin
(b) Aldrin
(c) DDT
(d) Bitter orange

4. What are many chemicals sold in that could result in high chemical exposure if dropped by the consumer?
(a) Paper
(b) Glass
(c) Plastic
(d) Metal

5. The long term effects of chemical exposure, per Carson, are easy to ignore as long as they are ___________.
(a) Invisible
(b) Regulated
(c) Far away
(d) Widespread

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrow ___________ is the tiniest structure in the human body.

3. _______________ has been largely controlled through improved living conditions and sanitation.

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

5. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?

(see the answer key)

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