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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 compares tulips in fields to ______ or lipsticks, merely flashes of bright color on the horizon.
(a) Eyeliner.
(b) Popsickles.
(c) Lollipops.
(d) Paintbrushes.

2. The _____ was linked to the corruption of the Catholic church, while the apple was linked with wholesome Protestantism.
(a) Grape.
(b) Fig.
(c) Banana.
(d) Peach.

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

4. The book states that beauty in nature is often linked with ______ as evidenced by a bird's plumage.
(a) Territory.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Food.
(d) Sex.

5. The book states that Johnny Appleseed died in 1845 in _______ Indiana.
(a) Gary.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Ft. Wayne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.

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

3. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

4. ______ is the unit of money used in Holland. After 1635, the price of a bulb of Switzers went from 60 to 1500.

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

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