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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. Nature, Pollan admits, seems to be filled with ___________, making the growth process nearly impossible to control.
(a) Rules.
(b) Variables.
(c) Seasons.
(d) Pests.

2. ______ present in species such as the wild parsnip cause the animals that eat it to burn in the sun.
(a) Photosensitizers.
(b) Anthocyanins.
(c) Flavenoids.
(d) Photosynthesizers.

3. The book states that one culture's cure all could be another culture's 'root of all evil' also known as ________.
(a) Panapathogen.
(b) Panacea.
(c) Pangea.
(d) Pangaia.

4. Potatoes today are descended from the center of _________ in the Andean altiplano, where wild ancestors grew them.
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Diversity.
(c) Plain land.
(d) Mountains.

5. According to the book, some of the most bitter and "bad" plants are the ones that contain the most powerful _______.
(a) Seeds.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Magic.
(d) Potions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan believes that the idea of planting and of growing plants causes humans to be filled with a sense of _________.

2. John Chapman had the imagination to identify with the _________ in the ecology of the world.

3. What is second nature to a gardener, who leans that every advance in his control of the garden is also an invitation for disaster?

4. While the potatoes were unable to provide all of the nutrients a person might need, they could get the Vitamin A from ________.

5. The book states that the effect of making pot illegal was that the counterculture engaged in _______the plant.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After a few days of drenching rain, what did the NewLeaf potato plants look like in Pollan's garden?

3. What is the most important thing to an animal's survival, according to the discussion of plants?

4. What did Heath have to say about Pollan's question about pest resistance to the chemicals the potatoes are designed to produce?

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

6. What does Pollan believe the experience of the sublime has to do with the experience of nature?

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

8. What is the rationale that Pollan gives for growing pot as he decides to do when it is not as much of a legal issue?

9. Describe the experience Pollan had when the police almost found his large marijuana plants in his backyard?

10. How does Heath avoid the purchases of many inputs on his farm so that he can save money?

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