The Botany of Desire Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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 | Eight Week Quiz B

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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.
(a) Rum.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Applejack.
(d) Vodka.

2. The fact that apple seeds do not produce a similar apple as the tree they came from is scientifically called ______.
(a) Homozygosity.
(b) Protozygosity.
(c) Heterozygosity.
(d) Lumozygosity.

3. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Hayfever.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Polio.

4. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.
(a) Hunter.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Guide.
(d) Farmer.

5. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.
(a) A log.
(b) A raft.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A block of ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.

2. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

3. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

4. The plants that have contributed to the shaping of human existence include all of the following except _______.

5. Johnny Appleseed was known to use a _________ in order to transport his seeds across the water.

(see the answer key)

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