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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.
(a) Swamp.
(b) Hollowed-out sycamore stump.
(c) Log cabin.
(d) Airplane hanger.

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

3. Flowers are unable to choose ______ and therefore must rely on extravagant displays to attract insects.
(a) Soil.
(b) Weather.
(c) Climate.
(d) Mates.

4. The apple was first introduced to North America with the initial waves of the ______ immigration.
(a) European.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Middle Eastern.
(d) Canadian.

5. The book states that certain flowers are reminiscent of Greek Gods. The rose and the peony are stated to be flowers of ______.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Venus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.

2. The book states that before flowers there was no connection between the way things looked and ______.

3. According to the book, there are ______ plants that have shaped human existence at least as much as human's have affected these plants.

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

5. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

(see the answer key)

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