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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Uzbekistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

3. During the lifetime of Johnny Appleseed, Ohio law required a settler to put out ___ apple or pear trees in order to get a land grant.
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.

2. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.

3. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

4. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.

5. Johnny Appleseed raised ______ for sale and subsequent transplantation.

(see the answer key)

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