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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tahawus is the Algonquin name for what mountain, according to the author in "An Offering"?
(a) Mount Brady.
(b) Mount Marcy.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Mount Rainier.

2. Who is described as the late bloomer of the family in "The Three Sisters"?
(a) Squash.
(b) Onions.
(c) Corn.
(d) Beans.

3. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Service and wisdom.
(c) Submission and meekness.
(d) Instinct and trust.

4. What is the scientific name of the cattail plant?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Solidago canadensis.
(c) Hierochloe odorata.
(d) Typha latifolia.

5. What is the scientific name for sweetgrass?
(a) Solidago canadensis.
(b) Mycorrhizae.
(c) Pharmacopoeia.
(d) Hierochloe odorata.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective refers to the instance when an organism's water content changes with the moisture in the surrounding environment?

2. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?

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

4. Where did the author live while in graduate school?

5. What is the scientific name for goldenrod?

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