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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since Appleseed raised his trees from seed, most of the fruit was not suitable for _______.
(a) Eating.
(b) Selling.
(c) Composting.
(d) Making cider.

2. ______ is the most widely cultivated fruit and has been put into religious stories including that of Adam and Eve.
(a) Banana.
(b) Peach.
(c) Potato.
(d) Apple.

3. The domestic apple is thought to have derived from a species that originally came from the country ______.
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Uzbekistan.
(d) Pakistan.

4. Chapman was known to go _______ in all kinds of weather and took it as a matter of pride in his toughness.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Without his hat.
(c) Barefoot.
(d) Without a coat.

5. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.
(a) John Calhoun.
(b) John Chapman.
(c) William Jones.
(d) Phil Forsline.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, species tulips in Turkey typically come in ______ and less commonly in white or yellow.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______

3. Johnny Appleseed was known to use a _________ in order to transport his seeds across the water.

4. The book suggests that Herbert's view of tulipmania is a parable of utopianism, specifically _______.

5. During the lifetime of Johnny Appleseed, Ohio law required a settler to put out ___ apple or pear trees in order to get a land grant.

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