The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose family had owned the Orchid Jungle before winning the lottery?
(a) Tom Fennell's.
(b) Robert Callahan's.
(c) Francis Harrold's.
(d) John McMurphy's.

2. What type of orchid has a stem which grows from a single bud in which leaves are added from the apex each year, and the stem grows longer accordingly?
(a) Monopodial.
(b) Sympodial.
(c) Autopodial.
(d) Tripodial.

3. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1827.

4. How did John Laroche find out about the job working for the Seminoles?
(a) Through his brother.
(b) Television commercial.
(c) Newspaper ad.
(d) Craigslist.

5. What is the name of the family in which snapping turtles belong?
(a) Osteopygis.
(b) Neurankylidae.
(c) Chelydridae.
(d) Solemydidae.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first orchid to bloom in England was not collected by a professional hunter, but brought back by whom?

2. What did Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward put into a jar and then forget about it?

3. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?

4. Kerry's Bromeliads houses how many bromeliads?

5. The International Orchid Register now has more than how many different types of orchids in their registry?

(see the answer key)

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