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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burning Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in "Skywoman Falling," sweetgrass is one of how many sacred plants of her people?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What leading economist of Harvard, the World Bank, and the U.S. National Economic Council issued the following statement? "There are no limits to the carrying capacity of the earth that are likely to bind at any time in the foreseeable future. The idea that we should put limits on growth because of some natural limit is a profound error" (367).
(a) Tom Touchet.
(b) Thomas Berry.
(c) Lawrence Summers.
(d) Oren Lyons.

3. What is the name of the process in a bean shoot in which the vine inscribes a circle in the air?
(a) Eutrophication.
(b) Circumnutation.
(c) Nuphar lutea.
(d) Amylase.

4. In what small village is Evon Peter a Chief in northeastern Alaska?
(a) Wasilla.
(b) Sitka.
(c) Homer.
(d) Arctic Village.

5. What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas?
(a) 78%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 56%.
(d) 89%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the three seeds in the corn leaf pouch that were given to the author in "The Three Sisters"?

2. Who wrote the book Grandmothers of the Light?

3. What does appreciation beget, according to the author in "Allegiance to Gratitude"?

4. What is the author's people's word for cedar?

5. What company was the successor to Allied Chemical?

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