Silent Spring

What event prompted Rachel Carson to investigate DDT?

• A conference on environmental conservation

• A government report on chemicals

• A letter describing the death of songbirds

• A documentary on pesticide use

In what year did Rachel Carson publish 'Silent Spring'?

• 1972

• 1964

• 1962

• 1958

What did Rachel Carson suggest was a consequence of DDT exposure?

• Immediate human health improvement

• Alteration of gene structure

• Increased crop yields

• Enhanced animal health

What was a major criticism of 'Silent Spring' upon its publication?

• Its length

• Its complex language

• Ignoring the benefits of DDT

• Its lack of scientific evidence

1962's Silent Spring by Rachel Carson played an important role in what movement?

• women's movement

• abolition movement

• Civil Rights movement

• environmental movement

How did *Silent Spring* contribute to environmental activism in the 1960s and 1970s?

• It provided a blueprint for the construction of nuclear power plants

• It led to the global ban on all pesticide use

• It sparked a movement that questioned the safety and environmental impact of pesticides, leading to policy changes

• It discouraged public participation in environmental issues

What was the impact of the Rachel Carson's book?

• Created the environmental movement and Earth Day

• Allowed people to protest the War Powers Act

• Created the National Organization for Women

• Established the policy of détente for the U.S

What was the public's reaction to 'Silent Spring'?

• Indifference

• Mixed, with both support and criticism

• Immediate legislative action

• Universal acclaim

How did Rachel Carson's career begin at the Bureau of Fisheries?

• As a field researcher

• Writing for a radio program

• As a laboratory assistant

• As a policy advisor

Which book by Rachel Carson is credited with sparking the environmental movement?

• The Edge of the Sea

• The Sea Around Us

• Silent Spring

• Under the Sea-Wind