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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 states that the devotion to flowers had remnants of _____ nature worship that threatened Judeo-Christian faiths.
(a) Islamic.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Swedenborgian.
(d) Pagan.

2. The book states that the presence of flowers is a reliable predictor of future _____ and therefore was important to humans in the past.
(a) Animals.
(b) Water.
(c) Rain.
(d) Food.

3. ________ was an American Pioneer and introduced the apple in the Midwestern United States.
(a) Phil Forsline.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) John Chapman.
(d) William Jones.

4. The book states that beauty in nature is often linked with ______ as evidenced by a bird's plumage.
(a) Territory.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Food.
(d) Sex.

5. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.
(a) Co-evolution.
(b) Co-occurence.
(c) Co-dependence.
(d) Co-emergence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The book compares tulips in fields to ______ or lipsticks, merely flashes of bright color on the horizon.

3. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

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

5. The number of leaves that are only a tulip are typically _______. With the "turban" top, this gives them the suggesting of a human body.

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