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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. Toxic substances work to stop the body's natural functions; some of them may cause __________ to begin growing.
(a) Poisonous reactions
(b) Resistance
(c) Arms
(d) Cancer cells

2. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?
(a) Sage grouse
(b) Pronghorn antelope
(c) Red tailed hawk
(d) Mule deer

3. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?
(a) Frozen water
(b) Lake water
(c) Seawater
(d) Stream water

4. Most state laws regarding chemical contamination are grossly ___________.
(a) Out numbered
(b) Inadequate
(c) Overmeasured
(d) Enforced

5. Spraying for the ________ began in the 1950s and resulted in the death of robins.
(a) Dutch Elm Disease
(b) Fire ants
(c) Gypsy moth
(d) French beetles

Short Answer Questions

1. This kind of vegetable absorbs huge levels of poisons, which would have harmed humans if they had eaten the produce.

2. ____________ is also contaminated because washing does not remove chemicals, nor does cooking.

3. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.

4. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.

5. What are numerous in both kind and in sheer quantity according to Carson in the opening of the book?

(see the answer key)

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