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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.
(a) Taste.
(b) Soil.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Scent.

2. Chapman planted 'Johnny weed' because he thought that it would prevent the contraction of ______.
(a) Polio.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Hayfever.
(d) Malaria.

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

4. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.
(a) The apple run.
(b) The barefoot run.
(c) The coffee sack run.
(d) The thirty mile run.

5. One winter, Appleseed set up a house in a _______ outside Defiance, Ohio where he operated a pair of nurseries.
(a) Log cabin.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Hollowed-out sycamore stump.
(d) Airplane hanger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.

2. Clusius brought tulips with him to Leiden garden where they eventually ______ due to their rareness.

3. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.

4. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.

5. The _____ was linked to the corruption of the Catholic church, while the apple was linked with wholesome Protestantism.

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