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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Appleseed used most of his crops in order to make ______, which led him to be thought of as an 'American Dionysus.'
(a) Fermented cider.
(b) Apple crisp.
(c) Apple vodka.
(d) Apple pie.

2. Since Appleseed raised his trees from seed, most of the fruit was not suitable for _______.
(a) Selling.
(b) Making cider.
(c) Composting.
(d) Eating.

3. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Venus.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.

2. The apple was first introduced to North America with the initial waves of the ______ immigration.

3. The plants that have contributed to the shaping of human existence include all of the following except _______.

4. According to the book, there are ______ plants that have shaped human existence at least as much as human's have affected these plants.

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

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