Core Module Quiz 2

Mark whether the statement is true or false, or select the option that most accurately answers the question.
1. Which of the following is a risk of using pesticides?*
- a. Harm to human health
- b. Harm to the environment
- c. Property damage
- d. All the above
2. Which of the following is FALSE?*
- a. Insects and humans are too different for insecticides to poison people.
- b. People die of pesticide poisoning every year.
- c. Transferring a pesticide to a food or beverage container can kill people.
- d. None of the above.
3. Who is MOST at risk from pesticides?*
- a. Applicators
- b. Clients
- c. The general public
- d. Wildlife
4. How can we reduce risk?*
- a. Minimize exposure
- b. Use least toxic products
- c. a. and b.
- d. None of these
5. Choosing the least toxic pesticide _____.*
- a. is always the best choice
- b. may not reduce risk if we increase exposure
- c. is the most important part of pesticide safety
- d. All of these
6. Which signal word indicates the most toxic product?*
- a. Caution
- b. Danger-Poison
- c. Hazard
- d. Warning
7. Why are children at greater risk of pesticide poisoning?*
- a. Their bodies are smaller
- b. They’re less hygienic
- c. They’re still developing
- d. All the above
8. PPE required by the label may differ between ____.*
- a. agricultural and non-agricultural uses
- b. early-entry workers and applicators
- c. mixers/loaders and applicators
- d. All the above
9. Which statement is TRUE?*
- a. Failing to wear the PPE listed on the label is a violation.
- b. If gloves aren’t listed on the label, there’s no point in wearing them.
- c. If too hot out, you don’t have to wear all PPE on the label.
- d. The more clothes you wear the more pesticide you absorb.
10. Air purifying respirators _____.*
- a. can protect against any airborne pollutant
- b. can’t protect against gases and vapors
- c. purify air as its drawn through filters and/or chemical cartridges
- d. supply oxygen to the wearer
11. Respirator filters only protect against ____.*
- a. ammonia
- b. organic vapors
- c. particulates
- d. viruses
12. An N95 mask _____.*
- a. filters out 95% of particulates
- b. is not a respirator
- c. is only useful against disease
- d. resists oil-containing pesticides
13. Which footwear is best for a pesticide application _____.*
- a. leather boots
- b. rubber boots
- c. sandals
- d. street shoes
14. Wearing a respirator requires _____.*
- a. a fit test
- b. fit checks
- c. short hair
- d. a and b
15. Clothes worn during an application and washed at home should be _____.*
- a. dried in the dryer
- b. thrown in the hamper with other clothes
- c. washed twice, separate from the family laundry
- d. washed with the next load
16. Store PPE _____.*
- a. in a clean, dry place, away from pesticides
- b. on the dashboard
- c. stuffed in box
- d. with the application equipment
17. Take your dirty gloves off before _____.*
- a. getting a drink of water
- b. grabbing the steering wheel
- c. handling your cell phone
- d. All the above
18. Secondary poisoning is ______.*
- a. poisoning from produce sprayed with pesticides
- b. poisoning via eating poisoned animals
- c. when someone is poisoned via pesticide residues
- d. when we touch something with contaminated gloves
19. Highly soluble pesticides _____.*
- a. adsorb strongly to soil
- b. are prone to leaching
- c. build up in soils
- d. All the above
20. To protect pollinators, _____.*
- a. avoid spraying blooms
- b. spray during the hottest part of the day
- c. spray neonicotinoids
- d. All the above
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Cooperative Extension: Insect Pests, Ticks and Plant Diseases

Core 2 - The Problem with Pesticides Practice Quiz

Mark whether the statement is true or false, or select the option that most accurately answers the question.