Silent Spring

Presents a view of nature as compromised

This a powerful case for the idea that if humankind poisoned nature, who names author and name of book ?

• Spring Day - Rachel Carson

• Silent Spring- Rachel Carson

• Silent Spring - Rafael Carson

• Nun of Nature - Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring prompted the government to

• limit deforestation

• prohibit the use of certain insecticides

• stop using chemical bombs for war

• pass laws to protect national parks

Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring was part of which movement?

• Women’s liberation

• Disability rights

• Environmental

• LGBTQ rights

Rachel Carson wrote and published Silent Spring, a book highlighting the dangers of chemical pesticides to the environment.

• Henry David Thoreau

• John Muir

• Rachel Carson

• Teddy Roosevelt

The Green Power Movement and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) being published resulted in

• establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.

• beginning of the consumer protection movement.

• passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

• passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What book was LBJ inspired by to set up national parks?

• The Silent Spring

• The Super Summer

• On The Road

• National Parks and Me

What was the primary focus of Rachel Carson's book 'Silent Spring'?

• The dangers of nuclear energy

• The impact of pesticides on the environment

• The benefits of organic farming

• The history of the industrial revolution

Which chemical was particularly criticized in 'Silent Spring' for its environmental impact?

• DDT

• BPA

• Lead

• Mercury

What was one of the major outcomes of the publication of 'Silent Spring'?

• The ban of all chemical pesticides

• The creation of Earth Day

• The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency

• The end of the Cold War

In which year was 'Silent Spring' published?

• 1952

• 1962

• 1972

• 1982