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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Other Road".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the typical human generation?
(a) 33 years
(b) 68 years
(c) 45 years
(d) 83 years

2. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.
(a) Sprayings
(b) Temperatures
(c) Fires
(d) Weather patterns

3. Continued use of pesticides could very well damage soil ___________.
(a) Over time
(b) Illegally
(c) Beyond repair
(d) In some areas

4. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?
(a) Fruit
(b) Stones
(c) Leaves
(d) Air

5. ____________ provides the best ways to control insects, according to Carson.
(a) Science
(b) Man
(c) Chemical engineering
(d) Nature

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some insects carry that makes their termination so important in today's times?

2. Many attempts to control ___________ have results in massive fish kills.

3. What are printed in tiny type and largely ignored by consumers?

4. Without the Earth's ________, there could be no plants.

5. Most people's chemical exposure comes ___________ rather than in mass sprayings.

(see the answer key)

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