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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Mortal Occupation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Fakahatchee Strand.
(b) Bauxahatchee Preserve.
(c) Trilahasee Marsh.
(d) Stevenson Bog.

2. Alligators have remained largely unchanged for how many years?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 20 million.

3. What does CITES stand for?
(a) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Plants..
(b) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(c) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna.
(d) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Cultivated Plants.

4. What refers to an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state, and is legally prohibited?
(a) Accident.
(b) Negligence.
(c) Judgement.
(d) Crime.

5. What is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?
(a) Orysastrobin.
(b) Azaconazole.
(c) Benomyl.
(d) Diclomezine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

2. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?

3. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?

4. When did the Seminole Wars take place?

5. The Fakahatchee Strand is 25 miles south of where?

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