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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.
(a) Co-emergence.
(b) Co-evolution.
(c) Co-occurence.
(d) Co-dependence.

2. The opposite condition to the collective flower frenzy in which a person's depression keeps them from enjoying flowers is ______.
(a) Fauna-ennui.
(b) Flower-boredom.
(c) Flora-ennui.
(d) Sensual-boredom.

3. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.
(a) The barefoot run.
(b) The coffee sack run.
(c) The thirty mile run.
(d) The apple run.

4. During the lifetime of Johnny Appleseed, Ohio law required a settler to put out ___ apple or pear trees in order to get a land grant.
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Venus.

6. The number of leaves that are only a tulip are typically _______. With the "turban" top, this gives them the suggesting of a human body.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

7. The book suggests that _____ determined the evolution of the flower by valuing 'broken' strains that were sick.
(a) Mold.
(b) Bees.
(c) Humans.
(d) Bacteria.

8. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.
(a) Chemical signaling.
(b) Flattery.
(c) Tropism.
(d) Mimicry.

9. The flower that is presented as being the symbol of the human desire for beauty is the ______.
(a) Rose.
(b) Carnation.
(c) Lily.
(d) Tulip.

10. _______ or 'white lightning' preceded hard cider as the alcohol containing drink of choice on the frontier.
(a) Rum.
(b) Potato vodka.
(c) Potato liquor.
(d) Corn liquor.

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

12. Since Appleseed raised his trees from seed, most of the fruit was not suitable for _______.
(a) Composting.
(b) Eating.
(c) Making cider.
(d) Selling.

13. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.
(a) Dryads.
(b) Satyrs.
(c) Nymphs.
(d) Centaurs.

14. Appleseed had originally come west from the state of _____ when he was 23 years old.
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

15. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Louis X.
(c) Louis V.
(d) Louis IV.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Johnny Appleseed raised ______ for sale and subsequent transplantation.

3. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.

4. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.

5. The book states that certain flowers are reminiscent of Greek Gods. The rose and the peony are stated to be flowers of ______.

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