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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan asserts that even though daffodils came early in the season, _______ is not a true color for a child.
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Yellow.

2. ______ orchard has become a kind of museum for several different apple species dedicated to maintaining the diversity.
(a) Geneva.
(b) Mansfied.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Indiana.

3. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.
(a) John Calhoun.
(b) John Chapman.
(c) Phil Forsline.
(d) William Jones.

4. What kind of storm took place in December of 1999, causing the gardens of Versailles to be ruined?
(a) Flood.
(b) Windstorm.
(c) Snow storm.
(d) Tornado.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that all of the following are capable of prodigies or of shifting themselves in form except _______.

2. Pollan asserts that due to the use of apple grafts from one generation to the next, the apple population has been made____.

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

4. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.

5. Nature, Pollan admits, seems to be filled with ___________, making the growth process nearly impossible to control.

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