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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ are substances studied by ethnobotanists and refer to "the god within."
(a) Entheogens.
(b) Pathogens.
(c) Hallucinogens.
(d) Carcinogens.

2. Pollan asserts that even though daffodils came early in the season, _______ is not a true color for a child.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Orange.

3. The book states that almost all cultures around the world love flowers with the notable exception of _______.
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Canada.
(d) Africa.

4. _______ is the name of the black version of the tulip and is as close to black as a flower gets.
(a) Black Dhalia.
(b) Queen of Night.
(c) Queen of Darkness.
(d) Queen of Despair.

5. Johnny Appleseed raised ______ for sale and subsequent transplantation.
(a) Apple clones.
(b) Apple seeds.
(c) Apple cuttings.
(d) Apple trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.

2. Pollan refers to the _____ as the gothic femme fatale in the masculine world of tulips.

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

4. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.

5. Psychoactive drugs serve as bridges between the worlds of matter and spirit, or in modern language _______and consciousness.

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