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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-dependence.
(b) Co-occurence.
(c) Co-evolution.
(d) Co-emergence.

2. 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 barefoot run.
(d) The thirty mile run.

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

4. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Uzbekistan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Pakistan.

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

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

7. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Polio.
(d) Hayfever.

8. 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) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

9. The book states that almost all cultures around the world love flowers with the notable exception of _______.
(a) Canada.
(b) Australia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

10. Johnny Appleseed is generally acknowledged as having planted _______ of apple seeds across a wide range of orchards.
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

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

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

13. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.
(a) Airplane hanger.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Log cabin.
(d) Hollowed-out sycamore stump.

14. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.
(a) Strichnine.
(b) Curare.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Cyanide.

15. ________ was an American Pioneer and introduced the apple in the Midwestern United States.
(a) John Calhoun.
(b) William Jones.
(c) Phil Forsline.
(d) John Chapman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.

2. Fortius, a professor, could be seen patrolling the streets of the city, ______ any tulip that he encountered.

3. The book suggests that _____ determined the evolution of the flower by valuing 'broken' strains that were sick.

4. The Native Americans that knew Chapman considered him to be a brilliant woodsman and ______.

5. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.

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