question 1 who was the marine biologist whose book, silent spring, spelled out how the insecticide ddt kills birds and other animals and causes sickness among humans, and who launched the modern environmental movement? a.helen caldicott b.ralph nader c.rachel carson d.john muir 1 points question 2 which was not part of president johnson's 1965-1967 great society? a.funds poured into urban development and education b.the disbanding of the national broadcasting network c.medicare and medicaid d.the establishment of the equal employment opportunity commission 1 points question 3 in the aftermath of rosa parks's arrest for refusing to give her bus seat to a white rider, a yearlong bus boycott took place in what city? a.little rock, arkansas b.birmingham, alabama c.memphis, tennessee d.montgomery, alabama 1 points question 4 by the end of the 1950s, almost 90 percent of american families owned television sets, average daily television viewing time was five hours, and television had proven itself the most effective advertising medium ever invented. true false 1 points question 5 in the weeks following passage of the 1965 voting rights act, a joyful calm, mixed with a great celebratory jubilee that included parades, barbecues, and church prayer meetings, characterized the principal response of inner-city african-americans to the new law. true false 1 points question 6 the 1964 civil rights act prohibited all of the following except a.racial discrimination in privately owned public accommodations. b.racial discrimination in housing rental or sale. c.racial discrimination in employment. d.discrimination on the grounds of sex. 1 points question 7 the organization demanding greater indian tribal self-government and the restoration of economic resources guaranteed in treaties, founded in 1968, was called a.the indian militancy group. b.the wounded knee solidarists. c.the american indian assimilationists. d.the american indian movement. 1 points question 8 the e