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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman was known to go _______ in all kinds of weather and took it as a matter of pride in his toughness.
(a) Barefoot.
(b) Without his hat.
(c) Without a coat.
(d) Hunting.

2. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.
(a) Conifers.
(b) Gymnosperms.
(c) Angiosperms.
(d) Echinoderms.

3. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.
(a) The coffee sack run.
(b) The apple run.
(c) The barefoot run.
(d) The thirty mile run.

4. The number of leaves that are only a tulip are typically _______. With the "turban" top, this gives them the suggesting of a human body.
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

5. Flowers are unable to choose ______ and therefore must rely on extravagant displays to attract insects.
(a) Weather.
(b) Soil.
(c) Mates.
(d) Climate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Holland, between 1634 and 1637, there was a collective frenzy around flowers known as ________.

2. Appleseed used most of his crops in order to make ______, which led him to be thought of as an 'American Dionysus.'

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

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

5. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.

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