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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Studies on the __________ in areas previously sprayed with DDT have confirmed that DDT remains in the birds at least one generation after the spraying.
(a) Hawks
(b) Robins
(c) Eagles
(d) Buzzards

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

3. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.
(a) Water
(b) The placenta
(c) Powdered formula
(d) Mother's milk

4. Who has poisoned the entire environment, according to Carson as she will prove in this book?
(a) Insects
(b) People
(c) Plants
(d) Animals

5. Not only do chemicals hurt the soil, but they also ____________ the soil for years.
(a) Change
(b) Remain in
(c) Help
(d) Clean

6. What happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?
(a) They have green spots on their faces
(b) They disappear
(c) They begin to hurt each other
(d) They become ill

7. ____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive.
(a) Targeted extermination
(b) Herbicides
(c) Dangerous chemicals
(d) Selective spraying

8. What was not one of the results of the sprayings in Michigan?
(a) Birds died
(b) People became ill
(c) House pets were sickened
(d) The widespread death of the intended target

9. Where was the population of Japanese Beetles effectively controlled?
(a) South
(b) East
(c) North
(d) West

10. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.
(a) Water
(b) Birds
(c) Trees
(d) Land

11. What are numerous in both kind and in sheer quantity according to Carson in the opening of the book?
(a) Pebbles
(b) Lakes
(c) Cats
(d) Birds

12. 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) Arsenic
(b) Lead
(c) Carbon
(d) Boron

13. The business of chemical _______ is booming because people approach plant life without thinking about any perspective but their own immediate desires.
(a) Cleaners
(b) Cosmetics
(c) Weed killers
(d) Fragrances

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

15. The Earth's soil is a ______________ of living creatures, all interdependent.
(a) Nest
(b) City
(c) Bed
(d) Community

Short Answer Questions

1. DDT seems to be able to be stored in the __________ tissues of the body.

2. Large areas of Michigan were sprayed in 1959 in order to try to control what insect?

3. Repeated spraying lead to poisoned environments in which not only are resident creatures killed, but also those that _________ there.

4. All of the Earth's watersystems are _____________, so contamination of a part is contamination of the whole.

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

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