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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.
(a) A canoe.
(b) A block of ice.
(c) A raft.
(d) A log.

2. Pollan asserts that Jews and Christians discouraged devotion to flowers because it was a threat to _______.
(a) Deism.
(b) Tropism.
(c) Monotheism.
(d) Polytheism.

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

4. ______, which contains a much higher amount of alcohol than hard cider, could be obtained through freezing.
(a) Applejack.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Rum.

5. The book states that all of the following are capable of prodigies or of shifting themselves in form except _______.
(a) Orchid.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fortius, a professor, could be seen patrolling the streets of the city, ______ any tulip that he encountered.

2. ______ is the unit of money used in Holland. After 1635, the price of a bulb of Switzers went from 60 to 1500.

3. Flowers have been given the ability to attract other species using a variety of senses except ______.

4. Chapman practiced the faith of ______ and was known to launch into sermons when visiting.

5. The book states that the potato plant was stolen from the royal gardens of ______.

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