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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Petals curving inward to hide its sexual organs, the tulip is ______ among flowers, and somewhat aloof.
(a) Extravagant.
(b) An introvert.
(c) An extrovert.
(d) A show-off.

3. Lenson points out that many people of the past tried to __________ the use of drugs by calling it imagination.
(a) Ignore.
(b) Sanitize.
(c) Discourage.
(d) Laugh about.

4. Instead of wind and water moving genetic material around, the emerging plants were now enlisting the help of ______.
(a) Viruses.
(b) Animals.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) Mold.

5. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.
(a) Love.
(b) Tartness.
(c) The perfect fruit.
(d) Sweetness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book suggests that Herbert's view of tulipmania is a parable of utopianism, specifically _______.

2. The color of a tulip is always composed of _____ hues one of which is a base color that is always yellow or white.

3. According to the book, the tulip is said to have the consciousness of _______, evoking clarity and order.

4. The book states that before flowers there was no connection between the way things looked and ______.

5. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.

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