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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The book states that before the evolution of flowers, life existed in a much _______ world.
(a) More beautiful.
(b) Faster.
(c) Simpler.
(d) More complicated.

3. Peruvian legend has it that _____ are associated with the discovery of quinine through eating the bark of the cinchona tree.
(a) Macaws.
(b) Toucans.
(c) Pumas.
(d) Jaguars.

4. According to the book, there are ______ plants that have shaped human existence at least as much as human's have affected these plants.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that the devotion to flowers had remnants of _____ nature worship that threatened Judeo-Christian faiths.

2. For the first time in history, the __________ of a plant is being domesticated by humans and by the scientific changes of humans.

3. Tukano Indians in the Amazon noticed Jaguars eating a vine, which was atypical for them and helped the Indians discover ______.

4. ______ is the most widely cultivated fruit and has been put into religious stories including that of Adam and Eve.

5. Flowers are unable to choose ______ and therefore must rely on extravagant displays to attract insects.

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