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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.
(a) A frost.
(b) A mold.
(c) A bacterium.
(d) A virus.

2. The _____ was linked to the corruption of the Catholic church, while the apple was linked with wholesome Protestantism.
(a) Fig.
(b) Banana.
(c) Peach.
(d) Grape.

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

4. Fortius, a professor, could be seen patrolling the streets of the city, ______ any tulip that he encountered.
(a) Praising.
(b) Digging up.
(c) Beating.
(d) Picking.

5. According to the book, the tulip is said to have the consciousness of _______, evoking clarity and order.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollog.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Venus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan asserts that Jews and Christians discouraged devotion to flowers because it was a threat to _______.

2. The book states that almost all cultures around the world love flowers with the notable exception of _______.

3. _______ is a social ritual of sanctioned craziness and release. It is a way for the community to temporarily indulge its Dionysian urges.

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

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

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