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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.
(a) Married.
(b) Had relationships.
(c) Spoke to women.
(d) Lived at home.

2. According to the book, some of the most bitter and "bad" plants are the ones that contain the most powerful _______.
(a) Magic.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Potions.
(d) Seeds.

3. Johnny Appleseed is generally acknowledged as having planted _______ of apple seeds across a wide range of orchards.
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Thousands.

4. ______ is the most widely cultivated fruit and has been put into religious stories including that of Adam and Eve.
(a) Apple.
(b) Banana.
(c) Potato.
(d) Peach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.

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

3. 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.

4. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.

5. The apple was first introduced to North America with the initial waves of the ______ immigration.

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