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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West?
(a) Birds
(b) Other plant species
(c) Livestock
(d) Lizards

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

3. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.
(a) Moved
(b) Adapted
(c) Killed
(d) Used control

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.

2. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?

3. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?

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

5. If a robin did not die, it often suffered from __________ as a result of being exposed to DDT.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the lies the government told about the fire any population?

2. What makes humans different from the plants and animals in nature, with regard to their ability to do?

3. How are commercial fishermen affected by the spread of chemicals among the fish population?

4. What is happening to insects, even though there have been mass applications of chemicals to get rid of them?

5. What happens when plants grow within the chemically-laced soil?

6. What happened in Clear Lake, California in the 1940s and 1950s?

7. Describe the cycle of life between the soil, plants, and the animals.

8. What caused the widespread application of chemicals in the time of World War II?

9. What was the cause of the salmon population downfall in the Miramichi River?

10. What is the 'window' that is referred to in the title of this chapter of the book?

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