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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Hayfever.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Polio.

2. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.
(a) Strichnine.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Curare.

3. 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 pie.
(c) Apple crisp.
(d) Apple vodka.

4. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.
(a) Juicy.
(b) Amazing.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Tasty.

5. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.
(a) Farmer.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Guide.
(d) Medicine man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The concept of the apple being a healthy and wholesome fruit was dreamed up to fight the negative image from ______.

2. The book states that Johnny Appleseed died in 1845 in _______ Indiana.

3. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______

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

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