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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book, Johnny Appleseed was called a benign _________ of the American Fronteir.
(a) Saint Thomas.
(b) Saint Francis.
(c) Saint Phillip.
(d) Saint Augustine.

2. Pollan asserts that due to the use of apple grafts from one generation to the next, the apple population has been made____.
(a) More nutritious.
(b) More wholesome.
(c) Weak.
(d) Strong.

3. Instead of wind and water moving genetic material around, the emerging plants were now enlisting the help of ______.
(a) Mold.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Animals.
(d) Viruses.

4. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.
(a) Hunter.
(b) Guide.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Medicine man.

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

6. Clusius brought tulips with him to Leiden garden where they eventually ______ due to their rareness.
(a) Were sold.
(b) Died.
(c) Were given as gifts.
(d) Were stolen.

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

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

9. 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 barefoot run.
(c) The thirty mile run.
(d) The apple run.

10. Johnny Appleseed was known for introducing the apple to the following states except _____.
(a) Indiana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Illinois.

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

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

13. Petals curving inward to hide its sexual organs, the tulip is ______ among flowers, and somewhat aloof.
(a) Extravagant.
(b) A show-off.
(c) An extrovert.
(d) An introvert.

14. When a buyer of tulips finished the sale, they were required to pay "wijnkoopsgeld" or ______ money.
(a) Beer.
(b) Bulb.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Wine.

15. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.
(a) Gymnosperms.
(b) Conifers.
(c) Angiosperms.
(d) Echinoderms.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that the devotion to flowers had remnants of _____ nature worship that threatened Judeo-Christian faiths.

2. The book states that Johnny Appleseed died in 1845 in _______ Indiana.

3. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.

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.

5. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.

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