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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.
(a) A virus.
(b) A mold.
(c) A frost.
(d) A bacterium.

2. Andrew Weil has referred to marijuana as an _____________ when taking account of the phenomenon.
(a) Idiotic choice.
(b) Inane drug.
(c) Active placebo.
(d) Insane mind game.

3. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.
(a) Catholocism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Swedenborgism.

4. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

5. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.
(a) Conifers.
(b) Angiosperms.
(c) Echinoderms.
(d) Gymnosperms.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that although marijuana cultivation is driven to some extent by money, the underlying principle is that of ______.

2. The arts of _______ are how plants have explored their ingenuity applied to learning and adapting.

3. According to the book, some of the most bitter and "bad" plants are the ones that contain the most powerful _______.

4. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.

5. A _______ is one that is used for getting cuttings. Like the apples, the result of the impact of this may be detrimental to the species.

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