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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book suggests that the Ottoman ideal of tulip beauty was elegant, sharp, and ________.
(a) Masculine.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Many-colored.
(d) Feminine.

2. In an attempt to look like decaying meat, a ______ plant has red and white striated coloring and a rancid smell.
(a) Catcher.
(b) Orchid.
(c) Fly trap.
(d) Pitcher.

3. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Uzbekistan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. _______ is the tulip grower's term for the phenomenon that causes certain flowers in a field to revert to the form and color of their parent.
(a) Tropism.
(b) Telekinesis.
(c) Metamorphosis.
(d) Thievery.

5. The book suggests that _____ determined the evolution of the flower by valuing 'broken' strains that were sick.
(a) Mold.
(b) Humans.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) Bees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The consensus in Holland was that the tulip ______ was the most beautiful flower in the world and a masterpiece.

3. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.

4. The book suggests that colors and symmetries are elemental principles of ______.

5. The fact that apple seeds do not produce a similar apple as the tree they came from is scientifically called ______.

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