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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.
(a) Louis IV.
(b) Louis X.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Louis V.

2. Almost all apples grown for eating are cultivars, meaning that they are ______.
(a) Planted into the soil.
(b) Cuttings.
(c) Special seeds.
(d) Hydroponically grown.

3. The flower that is presented as being the symbol of the human desire for beauty is the ______.
(a) Rose.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Lily.
(d) Carnation.

4. According to the book, _____ are the only people on Earth who do not have a practice of using psychoactive plants to change consciousness.
(a) Australians.
(b) Icelandic people.
(c) Africans.
(d) Eskimos.

5. Clusius brought tulips with him to Leiden garden where they eventually ______ due to their rareness.
(a) Died.
(b) Were given as gifts.
(c) Were stolen.
(d) Were sold.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ orchard has become a kind of museum for several different apple species dedicated to maintaining the diversity.

2. Johnny Appleseed was known for introducing the apple to the following states except _____.

3. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.

4. In order to reduce time and energy spent on growing male sinsemilla plants which are useless, growers started ______.

5. Flowers are unable to choose ______ and therefore must rely on extravagant displays to attract insects.

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