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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.
(a) Sweetness.
(b) Love.
(c) The perfect fruit.
(d) Tartness.

2. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.
(a) Sweet fennel.
(b) Mayweed.
(c) Wormwood.
(d) Stinking fennel.

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

4. Psychoactive drugs serve as bridges between the worlds of matter and spirit, or in modern language _______and consciousness.
(a) Geometry.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Geology.

5. Petals curving inward to hide its sexual organs, the tulip is ______ among flowers, and somewhat aloof.
(a) A show-off.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) An extrovert.
(d) An introvert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pigeons are associated with the discovery of ______ because of their spacing out behavior after eating the seeds.

2. John Chapman had the imagination to identify with the _________ in the ecology of the world.

3. Farmers who plant Bt crops must leave a certain portion of their land for non-Bt crops to provide a ________ for the bugs.

4. Flowers have been given the ability to attract other species using a variety of senses except ______.

5. Pollan suggests that on a biochemical level, psychoactive plants affect the brain much the way that the following activities except ______ affect it.

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