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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Braiding Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bacteria is referred to as "the nitrogen fixers" among bean roots in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Rhizoibum.
(b) Nuphar lutea.
(c) Amylase.
(d) Mycorrhizae.

2. What is described in maple trees as "the enzyme responsible for cleaving large molecules of starch stored in the roots into small molecules of sugar" (85)?
(a) Phytochromes.
(b) Mycorrhizae.
(c) Amylase.
(d) Juglandaceae.

3. In the author's metaphor for the Three Sisters as an emerging relationship between Western science and indigenous knowledge, the corn signifies what?
(a) Science.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Community.
(d) Traditional ecological knowledge.

4. What is the scientific name of the belted kingfisher?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Megaceryle alcyon.
(c) Carya illinoensis.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

5. What did the Mohawk call themselves, meaning "People of the Flint" (304)?
(a) Zhawanong.
(b) Wabunong.
(c) Kanienkeha.
(d) Zizibaskwet Giizis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew from the hair of Skywoman's daughter, according to the author in "Epiphany in the Beans"?

2. What does the third row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?

3. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?

4. Among "The Three Sisters," who is the firstborn?

5. Who wrote The Mishomis Book?

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