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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?
(a) John Lindley.
(b) Frank Smith.
(c) Robert Fuchs.
(d) Lee Moore.

2. The Florida Seminoles are descendants of the Yuchi, Creek and what tribe?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Algonquian.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Cherokee.

3. What apes in the family Hylobatidae are often smuggled into Florida?
(a) Macaques.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Chimpanzees.
(d) Gibbons.

4. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids which didn't die?
(a) Put them in pots.
(b) Glued them to trees.
(c) Sold them.
(d) Hid them.

5. One of Tom Fennell's neighbors had bell peppers worth how much money stolen from his fields?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $5,000.

6. Robert Fuchs is from a family that has been growing orchids for how many generations?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. What refers to a species of grass in the genus Imperata which is placed in the subfamily Panicoideae, supertribe Andropogonodae, tribe Andropogoneae?
(a) Kentucky bluegrass.
(b) Ryegrass.
(c) Asian cogon grass.
(d) Fescue.

8. What kind of plants did Gary Zill own a good number of?
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Avocado.
(d) Aloe.

9. Where did Susan meet nearly every other orchid grower she had met in Florida, including Martin Motes, Tom Fennell, Bob Fuchs, Frank Smith in Fortunes?
(a) The Southeast Orchid Society Show.
(b) The Central Florida Orchid Society Show.
(c) The South Florida Orchid Society Show.
(d) The North Florida Orchid Society Show.

10. Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather came across orchids while traveling through what town?
(a) Palm Beach, Florida.
(b) Homestead, Florida.
(c) Kissimmee, Florida.
(d) Boca Raton, Florida.

11. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida occurred when someone stole prize-winning orchids worth how much from the R. F. Orchids shadehouse?
(a) $658,000.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $250,000.

12. What monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae?
(a) Owl Monkeys.
(b) Capuchins.
(c) Squirrel Monkeys.
(d) Wooly Monkeys.

13. What is Lee Moore's profession, according to CITES and the US Government?
(a) Tour guide.
(b) Plant smuggler.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Drug smuggler.

14. Susan learned that if an orchid breeder comes up with a good cross fertilization, they will get the monopoly in the market for how long?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 12 years.

15. What time of smuggling did Lee Moore's wife regale when she met Susan?
(a) Nazi memorabilia phase.
(b) Pre-Benedectine art phase.
(c) Post-WWI art phase.
(d) Pre-Columbian art phase.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida happened in what year, according to the author in Plant Crimes?

2. Martin Motes was described by Susan Orlean as a recovering what?

3. Where was Osceola born?

4. What company did Laroche go on to start after leaving the plant world behind?

5. Who accompanies Denise to Motes Orchids in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?

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