The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Barbecued Doves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of orchid produces a series of adjacent shoots which grow to a certain size, bloom and then stop growing, to be then replaced?
(a) Tripodial.
(b) Sympodial.
(c) Autopodial.
(d) Monopodial.

2. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?
(a) Rose Julian.
(b) Rose and Julius Rosen.
(c) Julian Rosen.
(d) Julius and Leonard Rosen.

3. What monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae?
(a) Wooly Monkeys.
(b) Owl Monkeys.
(c) Capuchins.
(d) Squirrel Monkeys.

4. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids which didn't die?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Glued them to trees.
(c) Hid them.
(d) Put them in pots.

5. What time of smuggling did Lee Moore's wife regale when she met Susan?
(a) Nazi memorabilia phase.
(b) Post-WWI art phase.
(c) Pre-Columbian art phase.
(d) Pre-Benedectine art phase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?

2. Who named the Cattleya Orchid?

3. What refers an immersed aquatic plant which originated in South America but has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States?

4. When was the Cattleya Orchid named?

5. When was Charles Darwin born?

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