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

2. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.
(a) Scent.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Taste.
(d) Soil.

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

4. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.
(a) Centaurs.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Dryads.
(d) Satyrs.

5. The book states that before flowers there was no connection between the way things looked and ______.
(a) Desire.
(b) Suvival.
(c) Their function.
(d) Reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "broken tulip" was eventually found to be caused by ______ which was discovered with the invention of the electron microscope.

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

3. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.

4. The color of a tulip is always composed of _____ hues one of which is a base color that is always yellow or white.

5. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the origin of the domesticated apple, although this is certainly a point which is up for contention?

5. Who is John Chapman and what is his importance in the course of the history of the apply?

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

7. What is the classic example of coevolution that Pollan presents at the start of the book?

8. Why might it be possible to say that the plants are more evolved than humans are at this point in time?

9. What does Pollan have to say about his tendency to speculate and about the connection between flowers and speculation?

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

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