The Botany of Desire Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Botany of Desire Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, the human penchant for drugs has allowed people to trip the brain's ______ system washing the brain in 'feel good' chemicals.
(a) Failure.
(b) Reward.
(c) Alert.
(d) Response.

2. Until the mid-1970s, most of the marijuana in America was grown in _______ and was often sprayed with a pesticide paraquat.
(a) Peru.
(b) America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

3. Andrew Weil has referred to marijuana as an _____________ when taking account of the phenomenon.
(a) Idiotic choice.
(b) Insane mind game.
(c) Active placebo.
(d) Inane drug.

4. ______ change the taste of plant flesh on the tongues of certain animals and can render the sweetest fruit sour.
(a) Daturas.
(b) Anthocyanins.
(c) Flavenoids.
(d) Nicotines.

5. American hippies sometimes traveled the _______ in Afghanistan and returned with seeds of Cannabis Indica.
(a) The Hashish Trail.
(b) The Indica Trail.
(c) The Bud Trail.
(d) The Hemp Trail.

Short Answer Questions

1. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.

2. Pollan suggests that drugs have both positive and negative qualities. The wine of _______ was both a scourge and a blessing.

3. The book states that one culture's cure all could be another culture's 'root of all evil' also known as ________.

4. Factors restricting the growth of marijuana that indoor gardeners were able to control include the following except _______.

5. The book suggests that deep down, many gardeners see themselves as ________ transforming compost, water, and light into beauty.

(see the answer key)

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