The Botany of Desire Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Botany of Desire Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the lifetime of Johnny Appleseed, Ohio law required a settler to put out ___ apple or pear trees in order to get a land grant.
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

2. The early colonists to America in addition to bringing grafts also brought apple seeds to plant called ______.
(a) Cores.
(b) Pippins.
(c) Spots.
(d) Merrys.

3. The book suggests that Herbert's view of tulipmania is a parable of utopianism, specifically _______.
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Aparteid.

4. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.
(a) High quality.
(b) Cheap.
(c) Low quality.
(d) Easily accessible.

5. The book suggests that colors and symmetries are elemental principles of ______.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Size.
(c) Sexual reproduction.
(d) Health.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that certain flowers are reminiscent of Greek Gods. The rose and the peony are stated to be flowers of ______.

2. The opposite condition to the collective flower frenzy in which a person's depression keeps them from enjoying flowers is ______.

3. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

4. Almost all apples grown for eating are cultivars, meaning that they are ______.

5. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.

(see the answer key)

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