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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.
(a) Wormwood.
(b) Mayweed.
(c) Sweet fennel.
(d) Stinking fennel.

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) Banana.
(d) Peach.

3. The plants that have contributed to the shaping of human existence include all of the following except _______.
(a) Apple.
(b) Rose.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Potato.

4. The fact that apple seeds do not produce a similar apple as the tree they came from is scientifically called ______.
(a) Protozygosity.
(b) Homozygosity.
(c) Lumozygosity.
(d) Heterozygosity.

5. Johnny Appleseed was known to use a _________ in order to transport his seeds across the water.
(a) Two-hulled canoe.
(b) Mule.
(c) Row boat.
(d) Single-hulled canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.

2. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.

3. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.

4. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.

5. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

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