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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Human Price".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.
(a) Examples
(b) Helpers
(c) Subjects
(d) Controls

2. What did the birds provide naturally that made their deaths all the more significant?
(a) Pest control
(b) Migration patterns
(c) Eggs
(d) Songs

3. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) Pharmaceuticals
(b) Pest control
(c) Experimentation
(d) War

4. What aisle does Carson think is presented as innocuously as the pickle or laundry detergent aisle?
(a) Insecticide
(b) Packaged foods
(c) Cleansers
(d) Produce

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Humans __________ plants when an an immediate use is not obvious for a plant.

3. Without plants, there could be no _________ of any kind.

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

5. Many attempts to control ___________ have results in massive fish kills.

(see the answer key)

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