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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Catholocism.
(c) Swedenborgism.
(d) Pessimism.

2. Potatoes today are descended from the center of _________ in the Andean altiplano, where wild ancestors grew them.
(a) Mountains.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Diversity.
(d) Plain land.

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

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

5. The tulip is considered by the author to be the most ______ of flowers, referring especially to the way the flower forces itself out of the ground.
(a) Masculine.
(b) Androgynous.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Feminine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book suggests that gardens used to be planted as a kind of living _____ that cared little for aesthetics.

2. Petals curving inward to hide its sexual organs, the tulip is ______ among flowers, and somewhat aloof.

3. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.

4. In the book, Pollan was almost caught by the police for growing a couple of ______ plants on his property.

5. Where are the Monsanto headquarters located, according to Pollan's description in the book?

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