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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.
(a) Mayweed.
(b) Wormwood.
(c) Sweet fennel.
(d) Stinking fennel.

3. Appleseed used most of his crops in order to make ______, which led him to be thought of as an 'American Dionysus.'
(a) Apple crisp.
(b) Apple vodka.
(c) Fermented cider.
(d) Apple pie.

4. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.
(a) Dryads.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Centaurs.
(d) Satyrs.

5. The plants that have contributed to the shaping of human existence include all of the following except _______.
(a) Apple.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Rose.
(d) Potato.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johnny Appleseed is generally acknowledged as having planted _______ of apple seeds across a wide range of orchards.

2. _______ is the name of the black version of the tulip and is as close to black as a flower gets.

3. The book states that the devotion to flowers had remnants of _____ nature worship that threatened Judeo-Christian faiths.

4. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.

5. _______ is a social ritual of sanctioned craziness and release. It is a way for the community to temporarily indulge its Dionysian urges.

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