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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Elixirs of Death".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The organic ____________ insecticides like Malathion and parathion are in wide use in 1962, when the book was written.
(a) Boron
(b) Phosphorus
(c) Arsenic
(d) Carbon

2. What is contaminated with DDT so that it ends up affecting a human consumer of eggs?
(a) Farmers
(b) Chicken feed
(c) Hay in the barn
(d) Water

3. The roadsides are lush with trees, ferns, and ____________.
(a) Soil
(b) Birds
(c) Wildflowers
(d) Stones

4. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.
(a) Misery
(b) Conflict
(c) The same place
(d) Harmony

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.

2. Every human being now has contact with _________ every moment of his life - even from conception.

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

4. What is plentiful in the streams, providing good fishing spots since early settler times?

5. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.

(see the answer key)

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