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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Chapman had the imagination to identify with the _________ in the ecology of the world.
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bees.

2. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.
(a) Vegetative.
(b) Cretaceous.
(c) Jurassic.
(d) Triassic.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______
(a) The best treat.
(b) The Canadian fruit.
(c) The American fruit.
(d) A feeling of home.

4. What is a good place to experiment and a place to try out new plants and techniques without having to risk a lot?
(a) Flower pot.
(b) Scientific lab.
(c) Garden.
(d) School.

5. Gene flow normally occurs between closely related __________, so it seems that the Monsanto varieties will not spawn superweeds.
(a) Waters.
(b) Lands.
(c) Environments.
(d) Species.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chinese poets likened the blossoms of the peony to a ______.

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

3. The book suggests that deep down, many gardeners see themselves as ________ transforming compost, water, and light into beauty.

4. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.

5. Johnny Appleseed was famous or infamous for wearing a _______ around wherever he went.

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