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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The English Pupil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have Linnaeus' students done for him?
(a) They have written his books and articles.
(b) They have cared for him in his old age.
(c) They have married his daughters.
(d) They have done his work of gathering and classifying plants and animals.

2. What does the man who arrives with Sophia tell Linnaeus?
(a) That Sophia is expecting a baby.
(b) That he needs his approval to continue his studies.
(c) That he and Sophia are getting married.
(d) That it is time to go.

3. What does Richard tell his students about the paper he gives them?
(a) It is going to revolutionize science.
(b) It is a model of good science.
(c) It should have been censored.
(d) It is irresponsible and dangerous thinking.

4. Which answer describes Sophia's appearance?
(a) Anxious and worried.
(b) Caring and comforting.
(c) Pretty and smiling.
(d) Angry at Pehr.

5. Who is Anton Vaculik?
(a) Richard's wife's grandfather.
(b) Richard's maternal uncle.
(c) Richard's maternal grandfather.
(d) Richard's wife's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anton Vaculik work?

2. What does Otto Leiniger do in 1931?

3. Where does Mendel teach?

4. What happens after Antonia's daughters grow up and move away?

5. What do Linnaeus' students begin to describe when he sees them?

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