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Silent Spring Quiz

Rachel Carson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 73 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Silent Spring.

Silent Spring Quiz

Rachel Carson
This Study Guide consists of approximately 73 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Silent Spring.

Take our free Silent Spring quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Chemicals that act upon our genes can cause sudden __________, producing new and undesirable changes in subsequent generations. (from Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window")

2.

What kind of disease can fleas carry and then transmit to humans as a result of a bite? (from Chapter 16 "The Rumblings of an Avalanche")

3.

Chemical residues in _______ are another source of gradual buildup of chemicals in the body. (from Chapter 11 "Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias")

4.

The population of Japanese Beetles in sprayed areas is ______________ . (from Chapter 7 "Needless Havoc")

5.

What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population? (from Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing")

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