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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pigeons are associated with the discovery of ______ because of their spacing out behavior after eating the seeds.
(a) Mistletoe.
(b) Cannabis.
(c) Datura.
(d) Tobacco.

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

3. The reasons why potatoes did not become popular in Europe at first was because they were thought to cause _________ and immorality.
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) Measles.

4. The plants that have contributed to the shaping of human existence include all of the following except _______.
(a) Apple.
(b) Rose.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Potato.

5. Pollan suggests that drugs have both positive and negative qualities. The wine of _______ was both a scourge and a blessing.
(a) Venus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pollan opened up the package to grow the NewLeaf potatoes, the card stated that he was now ________ to grow the potatoes.

3. Pollan asserts that even though daffodils came early in the season, _______ is not a true color for a child.

4. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.

5. According to the book, _____ are the only people on Earth who do not have a practice of using psychoactive plants to change consciousness.

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