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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The temporary elimination of some ___________ will continue to result in horrific and permanent physical trauma.
(a) Humans
(b) Plants
(c) Insects
(d) Animals

2. Most people's chemical exposure comes ___________ rather than in mass sprayings.
(a) In large doses
(b) Day by day
(c) From food
(d) From cars

3. ________________ are affected because poisoned fish are not a source of food to sell.
(a) Sushi bars
(b) Grocery stores
(c) Commercial fisheries
(d) Restaurants

4. There has been a huge increase in the incidence of ___________ and in our awareness of it in fewer than 200 years.
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Malignancy
(c) Virus
(d) Influenza

5. Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body.
(a) Cosmetics
(b) Paper
(c) Food
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

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

2. ___________ health problems used to be caused by diseases like smallpox, cholera, and the plague.

3. For many thousands of years, ___________ have returned from the Atlantic each year.

4. The fish may die some time after spraying as the toxins can be released from ____________.

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

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