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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.
(a) Louis V.
(b) Louis X.
(c) Louis IV.
(d) Louis XVI.

2. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.
(a) Swamp.
(b) Hollowed-out sycamore stump.
(c) Airplane hanger.
(d) Log cabin.

3. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.
(a) Co-emergence.
(b) Co-occurence.
(c) Co-dependence.
(d) Co-evolution.

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

5. The consensus in Holland was that the tulip ______ was the most beautiful flower in the world and a masterpiece.
(a) Queen of Night.
(b) Black Dahlia.
(c) Semper Augustus.
(d) Queen of Darkness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.

3. The fact that apple seeds do not produce a similar apple as the tree they came from is scientifically called ______.

4. The book states that Johnny Appleseed died in 1845 in _______ Indiana.

5. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.

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