The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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 | Eight Week Quiz F

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?
(a) Execution.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Drowning.
(d) A heart attack.

2. How much did the circuit judge fine Laroche in his case?
(a) $5,500.
(b) $250.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,000.

3. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1827.

4. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?
(a) Self-pollination.
(b) Auto-polination.
(c) They do not pollinate.
(d) Cross-pollination.

5. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?
(a) Eudicot.
(b) Monocot.
(c) Austrobaileyale.
(d) Magnoliid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

2. What genus of plants were brought to south Florida as an ornamental landscape plant from Australia?

3. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?

4. The circuit judge in Laroche's case fined the Seminole Indians how much each?

5. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?

(see the answer key)

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