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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. Farms and orchards do NOT include these trees, in Carson's description.
(a) Birch
(b) Maple
(c) Palm
(d) Pine

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

3. The population of Japanese Beetles in sprayed areas is ______________ .
(a) Going down
(b) Gone
(c) Unchanged
(d) Larger than ever

4. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?
(a) Nests
(b) Trees
(c) Fish
(d) Other birds

5. Humans hold a narrow view of _________, using them when they are immediately useful only.
(a) Pests
(b) Animals
(c) Trees
(d) Plants

Short Answer Questions

1. Our individual bodies have a kind of _______, just as the larger environment does.

2. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.

3. What is not one of the now chemically resistant insects in the United States?

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

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?

(see the answer key)

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