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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Apples were the only avenue early settlers had for obtaining ______, which the Native Americans obtained from Maples.
(a) Leaves.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Water.
(d) Vitamin D.

2. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.
(a) John Chapman.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) Phil Forsline.
(d) William Jones.

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

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

5. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.
(a) Sweetness.
(b) Love.
(c) Tartness.
(d) The perfect fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.

2. In the book, Johnny Appleseed was called a benign _________ of the American Fronteir.

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

4. The apple does not breed simply from seed. Thus all trees that produce the same type of apples are _______ of the original tree.

5. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.

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