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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The book suggests that Herbert's view of tulipmania is a parable of utopianism, specifically _______.
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Aparteid.

3. Johnny Appleseed was famous or infamous for wearing a _______ around wherever he went.
(a) Coffee sack.
(b) Wool coat.
(c) Pair of overalls.
(d) Fedora.

4. The book states that all of the following are capable of prodigies or of shifting themselves in form except _______.
(a) Lotus.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Orchid.
(d) Rose.

5. The apple does not breed simply from seed. Thus all trees that produce the same type of apples are _______ of the original tree.
(a) Leaves.
(b) Roots.
(c) Clones.
(d) Seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Almost all apples grown for eating are cultivars, meaning that they are ______.

2. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.

3. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.

4. Johnny Appleseed is generally acknowledged as having planted _______ of apple seeds across a wide range of orchards.

5. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.

(see the answer key)

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