View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Goats are associated with the discovery of _____, when it was observed they became frisky after eating the red berries.
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Mistletoe.
(d) Tea.

3. The scourge of potatoes has always been the _________ potato beetle, which can pick a plant clean of its leaves.
(a) Ohio.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Idaho.

4. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.
(a) Had relationships.
(b) Married.
(c) Spoke to women.
(d) Lived at home.

5. Dave Hjelle from Monstanto tells Pollan something that makes him a little concerned. He says, "______________."
(a) No problem.
(b) Trust us.
(c) I'm worried too.
(d) It's problematic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.

2. When a buyer of tulips finished the sale, they were required to pay "wijnkoopsgeld" or ______ money.

3. One way to look at ___________ engineering is to think that it allows humans to insert their intelligence into a crop.

4. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 237 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample