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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan asserts that due to the use of apple grafts from one generation to the next, the apple population has been made____.
(a) Strong.
(b) Weak.
(c) More nutritious.
(d) More wholesome.

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

3. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.
(a) Brandy.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Applejack.

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

5. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.
(a) A log.
(b) A canoe.
(c) A raft.
(d) A block of ice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.

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

4. Johnny Appleseed was known for introducing the apple to the following states except _____.

5. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.

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