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

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

3. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.
(a) Sweet fennel.
(b) Wormwood.
(c) Mayweed.
(d) Stinking fennel.

4. Almost all apples grown for eating are cultivars, meaning that they are ______.
(a) Planted into the soil.
(b) Cuttings.
(c) Hydroponically grown.
(d) Special seeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.

5. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways in which flowers have been created to attract the attention of humans, according to Pollan?

2. What does Pollan say about colors that are seen by children, as opposed to colors seen by adults?

3. What was the way in which the tulip was able to get ahead when it was a part of the Ottoman Empire?

4. Who are some of the groups which roamed the Ohio lands long before Johnny Appleseed was there?

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

6. What happens when a person cuts an apple at its equator with a sharp knife?

7. What are the four important classes of domesticated plants which influenced the way in which Pollan chose the plants for the book?

8. Pollan points out there may or may not be a correlation between the beautiful and the good. What does he think there is probably a correlation between?

9. Why does Johnny Appleseed not stay in Brilliant when the people ask him to do so?

10. What is the possible coincidence that Pollan points out between the flowers and their ability to arouse desire in bees?

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