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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 apple run.
(d) The thirty mile run.

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

3. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.
(a) Tasty.
(b) Juicy.
(c) Delicious.
(d) Amazing.

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

5. The Greeks believed that true beauty was the offspring of form and ecstasy personified in ______ and Apollo.
(a) Pan.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Venus.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before flowers, sexual reproduction consisted of _____ being dispersed by the wind to be caught by other plants.

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

3. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.

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

5. The _____ was linked to the corruption of the Catholic church, while the apple was linked with wholesome Protestantism.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the presence of flowers tend to tell a person about the area in which they are walking or traveling?

2. What is the main reason why the apple is presented in a book about the idea of desire? How does the apple relate to desire?

3. What did the Ottoman Turks discover about the wild tulips they found during one of their trips?

4. What does Pollan find to be mythical about the story of Johnny Appleseed, although it is a true story?

5. What is connection between the plants in the book and their impact on the human society and vice-versa?

6. How did the tulip bulb end up coming into Holland, even though it was not a native plant in the area?

7. What are some of the effects of the chemicals within plants which begin the argument that plants might be designed to change humans?

8. What happens as a result of having perfect symmetry in a flower, according to Pollan's writing in the book?

9. How does Pollan describe the particular patch of garden versus the plants one finds in nature?

10. Why does Chapman not want to have anything to do with the grafting of apple trees in order to breed certain strains?

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