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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book suggests that deep down, many gardeners see themselves as ________ transforming compost, water, and light into beauty.
(a) Alchemists.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Spiritualists.
(d) Herbalists.

2. According to the book, some counter strategies to these toxins include all of the following except ______.
(a) Feeding strategies that minimize ingestion.
(b) Heightened memory.
(c) Digestive processes that detoxify.
(d) Drying plants in the sun.

3. Apples were the only avenue early settlers had for obtaining ______, which the Native Americans obtained from Maples.
(a) Sugar.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Water.
(d) Vitamin D.

4. Pollan suggests that on a biochemical level, psychoactive plants affect the brain much the way that the following activities except ______ affect it.
(a) Cold showers.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Exercise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____ was linked to the corruption of the Catholic church, while the apple was linked with wholesome Protestantism.

2. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.

3. When a buyer of tulips finished the sale, they were required to pay "wijnkoopsgeld" or ______ money.

4. The apple does not breed simply from seed. Thus all trees that produce the same type of apples are _______ of the original tree.

5. In an attempt to look like decaying meat, a ______ plant has red and white striated coloring and a rancid smell.

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