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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. There is a disagreement among scientists about how much _______ can be safely stored in the body.
(a) Arsenic
(b) DDT
(c) Fat
(d) Water

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

4. Every human being now has contact with _________ every moment of his life - even from conception.
(a) Pests
(b) Insects
(c) Nature
(d) Dangerous chemicals

5. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.
(a) Lean
(b) Outer
(c) Muscle
(d) Fatty

Short Answer Questions

1. Not only do chemicals hurt the soil, but they also ____________ the soil for years.

2. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?

3. What was not one of the results of the sprayings in Michigan?

4. Because synthetic pesticides are ______, they can easily poison intended and unintended targets.

5. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are chemicals seen as so harmful to the soil and to the life within the soil?

2. What is the name of the cancer that develops rapidly in patients?

3. Where does radiation tend to occur naturally, as it has for many years before the time of the humans?

4. What has the environment played an important role in forming, according to this chapter?

5. How are commercial fishermen affected by the spread of chemicals among the fish population?

6. What are some of the diseases that insects can carry which are harmful to humans?

7. Why did so many birds die as a result of the spraying for Dutch Elm Disease?

8. According to Carson, what does a chemically weakened environment open the door to?

9. What happens when plants grow within the chemically-laced soil?

10. What kinds of trees are in the forests described in this chapter?

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