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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. Insecticides used against insects that feed on __________ have killed many fish in the South.
(a) Corn
(b) Cotton
(c) Tobacco
(d) Grain

2. What aisle does Carson think is presented as innocuously as the pickle or laundry detergent aisle?
(a) Packaged foods
(b) Cleansers
(c) Produce
(d) Insecticide

3. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?
(a) Helpful mixtures
(b) Toxic chemicals
(c) Necessary evils
(d) Organic cleaners

4. The American Cancer Society estimates that ______ out of 3 families will be stricken by cancer.
(a) 2
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

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

3. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.

4. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.

5. ____________ alone have the ability to create carcinogens, which cause cancer.

(see the answer key)

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