View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ______ change the taste of plant flesh on the tongues of certain animals and can render the sweetest fruit sour.
(a) Daturas.
(b) Flavenoids.
(c) Anthocyanins.
(d) Nicotines.

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

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

5. ______ is a sign of health in creatures since mutations and disease can easily disrupt it.
(a) Size.
(b) Symmetry.
(c) Asymmetry.
(d) Color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lenson points out that many people of the past tried to __________ the use of drugs by calling it imagination.

2. According to the book, species tulips in Turkey typically come in ______ and less commonly in white or yellow.

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

4. The book states that the effect of making pot illegal was that the counterculture engaged in _______the plant.

5. Andrew Weil has referred to marijuana as an _____________ when taking account of the phenomenon.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 235 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample