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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.
(a) Louis V.
(b) Louis IV.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Louis X.

3. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.
(a) Asexually.
(b) Daily.
(c) Sexually.
(d) Periodically.

4. The early colonists to America in addition to bringing grafts also brought apple seeds to plant called ______.
(a) Spots.
(b) Pippins.
(c) Merrys.
(d) Cores.

5. The book states that before flowers there was no connection between the way things looked and ______.
(a) Desire.
(b) Reproduction.
(c) Their function.
(d) Suvival.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.

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

4. Chinese poets likened the blossoms of the peony to a ______.

5. Johnny Appleseed was opposed to using _____ in order to grow trees and preferred planting seeds.

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