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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapman was known to go _______ in all kinds of weather and took it as a matter of pride in his toughness.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Without a coat.
(c) Without his hat.
(d) Barefoot.

3. Nature, Pollan admits, seems to be filled with ___________, making the growth process nearly impossible to control.
(a) Rules.
(b) Seasons.
(c) Pests.
(d) Variables.

4. The author speculates that in order to transcend the normal day experience, we may need to a single volume of knowledge, which is a natural history of the __________.
(a) Imagination.
(b) Plant world.
(c) Workforce.
(d) Spirit.

5. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.
(a) A raft.
(b) A log.
(c) A block of ice.
(d) A canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ were the ones who seized land from the Irish, causing them to have meager plots of arable land on which to grow.

2. ______ is the unit of money used in Holland. After 1635, the price of a bulb of Switzers went from 60 to 1500.

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

4. American hippies sometimes traveled the _______ in Afghanistan and returned with seeds of Cannabis Indica.

5. Johnny Appleseed was known for introducing the apple to the following states except _____.

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