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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______ is the name of the black version of the tulip and is as close to black as a flower gets.
(a) Black Dhalia.
(b) Queen of Darkness.
(c) Queen of Despair.
(d) Queen of Night.

2. Johnny Appleseed was known to use a _________ in order to transport his seeds across the water.
(a) Two-hulled canoe.
(b) Mule.
(c) Row boat.
(d) Single-hulled canoe.

3. The book suggests that gardens used to be planted as a kind of living _____ that cared little for aesthetics.
(a) Display of beauty.
(b) Mandala.
(c) Art form.
(d) Apothecary.

4. Appleseed used most of his crops in order to make ______, which led him to be thought of as an 'American Dionysus.'
(a) Fermented cider.
(b) Apple vodka.
(c) Apple crisp.
(d) Apple pie.

5. ______ orchard has become a kind of museum for several different apple species dedicated to maintaining the diversity.
(a) Geneva.
(b) Mansfied.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ is the tulip grower's term for the phenomenon that causes certain flowers in a field to revert to the form and color of their parent.

2. A _______ is one that is used for getting cuttings. Like the apples, the result of the impact of this may be detrimental to the species.

3. The book suggests that the Ottoman ideal of tulip beauty was elegant, sharp, and ________.

4. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.

5. ______ present in species such as the wild parsnip cause the animals that eat it to burn in the sun.

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