The Botany of Desire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Botany of Desire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Michael Pollan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The color of a tulip is always composed of _____ hues one of which is a base color that is always yellow or white.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

4. When a buyer of tulips finished the sale, they were required to pay "wijnkoopsgeld" or ______ money.
(a) Bulb.
(b) Beer.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Wine.

5. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Swedenborgism.
(d) Catholocism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book, Johnny Appleseed was called a benign _________ of the American Fronteir.

2. Chapman was known to go _______ in all kinds of weather and took it as a matter of pride in his toughness.

3. The flower that is presented as being the symbol of the human desire for beauty is the ______.

4. Fortius, a professor, could be seen patrolling the streets of the city, ______ any tulip that he encountered.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______

(see the answer key)

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