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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. What is the name of the naturally occurring mineral that is toxic to humans and most creatures but is still used as a pesticide?
(a) Boron
(b) Carbon
(c) Lead
(d) Arsenic

2. Because synthetic pesticides are ______, they can easily poison intended and unintended targets.
(a) Widespread
(b) Organic
(c) Lethal
(d) Dangerous

3. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.
(a) Trees
(b) Bombs
(c) Sunlight
(d) Charcoal

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.

4. DDT is passed long through the ___________ during the course of nearly everyone's life.

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

(see the answer key)

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