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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book suggests that _____ determined the evolution of the flower by valuing 'broken' strains that were sick.
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Bees.
(c) Humans.
(d) Mold.

2. Johnny Appleseed was famous or infamous for wearing a _______ around wherever he went.
(a) Wool coat.
(b) Coffee sack.
(c) Fedora.
(d) Pair of overalls.

3. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Strichnine.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Curare.

4. The book states that beauty in nature is often linked with ______ as evidenced by a bird's plumage.
(a) Aggression.
(b) Food.
(c) Sex.
(d) Territory.

5. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.
(a) Satyrs.
(b) Dryads.
(c) Centaurs.
(d) Nymphs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that the presence of flowers is a reliable predictor of future _____ and therefore was important to humans in the past.

2. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.

3. Pollan refers to the _____ as the gothic femme fatale in the masculine world of tulips.

4. The book states that certain flowers are reminiscent of Greek Gods. The rose and the peony are stated to be flowers of ______.

5. The apple was first introduced to North America with the initial waves of the ______ immigration.

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