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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.
(a) Sexually.
(b) Asexually.
(c) Periodically.
(d) Daily.

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

3. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Applejack.

4. The apple was first introduced to North America with the initial waves of the ______ immigration.
(a) Middle Eastern.
(b) Canadian.
(c) European.
(d) Mexican.

5. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.
(a) A mold.
(b) A frost.
(c) A virus.
(d) A bacterium.

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

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

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

9. According to the book, the tulip is said to have the consciousness of _______, evoking clarity and order.
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Venus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollog.

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

11. Johnny Appleseed raised ______ for sale and subsequent transplantation.
(a) Apple trees.
(b) Apple clones.
(c) Apple cuttings.
(d) Apple seeds.

12. Johnny Appleseed was opposed to using _____ in order to grow trees and preferred planting seeds.
(a) Genetic engineering.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Roots.
(d) Cuttings.

13. In Holland, between 1634 and 1637, there was a collective frenzy around flowers known as ________.
(a) Rosemania.
(b) Tulipmania.
(c) Carnationmania.
(d) Lilymania.

14. Pollan refers to the _____ as the gothic femme fatale in the masculine world of tulips.
(a) Black Dhalia.
(b) Queen of Night.
(c) Switsers.
(d) Semper Augustus.

15. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.
(a) Jurassic.
(b) Triassic.
(c) Vegetative.
(d) Cretaceous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an attempt to look like decaying meat, a ______ plant has red and white striated coloring and a rancid smell.

2. _______ is the tulip grower's term for the phenomenon that causes certain flowers in a field to revert to the form and color of their parent.

3. Apples were the only avenue early settlers had for obtaining ______, which the Native Americans obtained from Maples.

4. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

5. Since Appleseed raised his trees from seed, most of the fruit was not suitable for _______.

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