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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the message taught by the Pecan Council in "The Council of Pecans"?
(a) There is strength in unity.
(b) The Windigo is all-powerful.
(c) War is sometimes necessary.
(d) There is strength in solitude.

2. What does the second row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Ecological well-being.
(b) Community.
(c) Material welfare.
(d) Science.

3. What biologist called ecology "the subversive science" (259)?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Paula Gunn Allen.
(d) Paul Ehrlich.

4. What is said to be a "radical proposition" in a consumer society in "Allegiance to Gratitude" (136)?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Detachment.
(c) Gift-giving.
(d) Gratitude.

5. Where did the author grow up?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
(c) Northern California.
(d) Upstate New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?

2. What does the author say she should call it when writers go walking the forests and fields looking for plants in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

3. What is the scientific name of the cattail plant?

4. What American elm does the author describe having been named the champion for its species in "Asters and Goldenrod"?

5. What is sweetgrass called in the Mohawk language?

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