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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ______ is the most widely cultivated fruit and has been put into religious stories including that of Adam and Eve.
(a) Apple.
(b) Potato.
(c) Peach.
(d) Banana.

3. What is second nature to a gardener, who leans that every advance in his control of the garden is also an invitation for disaster?
(a) Preparations.
(b) Ironies.
(c) Guesses.
(d) Mistakes.

4. Into what kind of plant have plant breeders inserted a gene from a firefly, making the plants glow, although for no apparent reason, according to Pollan?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Tomatoes.

5. The book suggests that the Ottoman ideal of tulip beauty was elegant, sharp, and ________.
(a) Masculine.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Many-colored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan asserts that Jews and Christians discouraged devotion to flowers because it was a threat to _______.

2. While the potatoes were unable to provide all of the nutrients a person might need, they could get the Vitamin A from ________.

3. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.

4. In an attempt to look like decaying meat, a ______ plant has red and white striated coloring and a rancid smell.

5. The number of leaves that are only a tulip are typically _______. With the "turban" top, this gives them the suggesting of a human body.

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