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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?
(a) Swallow and Thrush.
(b) Rose and Daisy.
(c) Flint and Sapling.
(d) Heron and Flax.

2. The word "ecology" is derived from what Greek word?
(a) Galaxy.
(b) Dinosaur.
(c) Kroikos.
(d) Oikos.

3. According to the Mayan Creation story, the second humans were shaped of what?
(a) Water.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wood.
(d) Clay.

4. How many pounds of mercury are estimated to have been discharged into Onondaga Lake between 1946 and 1970?
(a) 234,000.
(b) 67,000.
(c) 153,000.
(d) 165,000.

5. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?
(a) Obsequience.
(b) Order.
(c) Abundance.
(d) Gratitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scientific name for the white spruce tree?

2. In what type of environment do black ash trees thrive?

3. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. What term refers to fields with many species of plants?

5. What is the scientific name of the common plantain?

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