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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. When the ___________ harvest failed in England in 1794, it seems that the poor were not going to be able to buy the bread they needed.
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Bran.
(d) Rice.

2. John Chapman had the imagination to identify with the _________ in the ecology of the world.
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Bees.

3. Factors restricting the growth of marijuana that indoor gardeners were able to control include the following except _______.
(a) Heat.
(b) Disease.
(c) Nutrients.
(d) Light.

4. Goats are associated with the discovery of _____, when it was observed they became frisky after eating the red berries.
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Mistletoe.

5. Lenson points out that many people of the past tried to __________ the use of drugs by calling it imagination.
(a) Ignore.
(b) Laugh about.
(c) Discourage.
(d) Sanitize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the farmers who grow potatoes are happy with Monsanto since this means they can skip a few _________, which saves them money.

2. Psychoactive drugs serve as bridges between the worlds of matter and spirit, or in modern language _______and consciousness.

3. The book states that one culture's cure all could be another culture's 'root of all evil' also known as ________.

4. What is a good place to experiment and a place to try out new plants and techniques without having to risk a lot?

5. ____________ were the ones who seized land from the Irish, causing them to have meager plots of arable land on which to grow.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the various ingredients which might be used in witches' spells?

2. What are some of the possible genetically modified food advances people might see in the future, according to Pollan?

3. What causes the Great Potato Famine and the many deaths over the area of Europe?

4. What has been the recurrent theme about plants which are forbidden by others? What are they supposed to provide?

5. Why are cats so drawn to catnip, according to the research that Pollan does after seeing how his cat response to using this herb?

6. What were the dangers of the potato, according to Malthus during the time of the rise of the potato?

7. What is the status of marijuana use and growing in Amsterdam, according to Pollan in his book?

8. How does one begin to grow potatoes, according to Pollan in the book?

9. As the various lands in Europe began to rely on the potato, what were the positive benefits of this situation?

10. Compare and contrast the tastes of plants which are supposed to be eaten with those which are not supposed to be eaten.

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