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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the Preface refers to a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for use?
(a) Hierochloe odorata.
(b) Pharmacopoeia.
(c) Juglandaceae.
(d) Solidago canadensis.

2. Where is the Mohawk River located?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Wisconsin.

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

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

5. Who stated that “objects . . . will remain plentiful because they are treated as gifts" (43)?
(a) Johann Goethe.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Lewis Hyde.
(d) Bruce King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the great teacher of Anishinaabe lore that over-fished a lake, according to the story related by the author in "The Honorable Harvest"?

2. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

3. What color are the flowers of the witch hazel plant?

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

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

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