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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) Tropism.
(b) Thievery.
(c) Telekinesis.
(d) Metamorphosis.

2. Gene flow normally occurs between closely related __________, so it seems that the Monsanto varieties will not spawn superweeds.
(a) Lands.
(b) Environments.
(c) Species.
(d) Waters.

3. The book suggests that Herbert's view of tulipmania is a parable of utopianism, specifically _______.
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Aparteid.
(d) Capitalism.

4. _________ is one example of a chemical which was tested before it was used, only to find that later on it affected other ecosystems.
(a) Marigolds.
(b) Neem oil.
(c) DDT.
(d) Bt.

5. Lenson points out that many people of the past tried to __________ the use of drugs by calling it imagination.
(a) Sanitize.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Laugh about.
(d) Discourage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pollan opened up the package to grow the NewLeaf potatoes, the card stated that he was now ________ to grow the potatoes.

2. Johnny Appleseed was famous or infamous for wearing a _______ around wherever he went.

3. _______ became a new capital for marijuana cultivation during the American drug war of the nineties.

4. ______ has written two books claiming that consciousness changing is a basic human activity that even children seek out.

5. The consensus in Holland was that the tulip ______ was the most beautiful flower in the world and a masterpiece.

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