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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. 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.

2. What kind of storm took place in December of 1999, causing the gardens of Versailles to be ruined?
(a) Snow storm.
(b) Windstorm.
(c) Flood.
(d) Tornado.

3. Certain drugs, Pollan states, will cause objects around us to change until they appear as the _________ versions of themselves.
(a) Glowing.
(b) Enjoyable.
(c) Opposite.
(d) Ideal.

4. The book states that although marijuana cultivation is driven to some extent by money, the underlying principle is that of ______.
(a) Horticulture.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Gardening

5. Gene flow normally occurs between closely related __________, so it seems that the Monsanto varieties will not spawn superweeds.
(a) Species.
(b) Waters.
(c) Lands.
(d) Environments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Antheleme Brillat-Savarin noted, "Tell me what you _______ and I will tell you what you are."

2. What is Pollan not allowed to do with the NewLeaf potatoes at the end of the year, according to the law?

3. The _________ in the potato is what causes it to produce its own pest killing chemicals, keeping other chemicals from being necessary.

4. The new potato called "NewLeaf" has been genetically engineered in order to produce its own ______________.

5. An industrial farmer needs to buy an expensive amount of __________, like chemical fertilizers, machinery, fuel, and pesticides.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pollan begin to realize after the powerful storm that ruined a part of the famous gardens of Versailles?

4. Why were the Irish open to farming the potato in order to provide food for themselves?

5. What might have happened if the police chief had seen the marijuana plant in Pollan's backyard?

6. What parts of the marijuana plant are supposed to be smoked?

7. What happens to the animal in the wild who decides to eat hallucinogens and thus takes in the toxins of these plants?

8. What are some of the intoxicants and ingredients for intoxicants which Pollan admits to growing in his garden now?

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

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

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