The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Barbecued Doves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?
(a) Wekiwa Springs Loop Trail.
(b) The Appalachian Trail.
(c) Naples Park Nature Trail.
(d) The Tamiami Trail.

2. What is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers?
(a) Parakeet.
(b) Cockatoo.
(c) Macaw.
(d) Merganser.

3. What is the name of Charles Darwin's work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology?
(a) We Are All Chimps.
(b) My Evolutionary Argument.
(c) Chimp and Human Evolution.
(d) On the Origin of Species.

4. What is Lee Moore's profession, according to CITES and the US Government?
(a) Plant smuggler.
(b) Drug smuggler.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Fisherman.

5. What refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?
(a) Amazon lily.
(b) Blue Dawn flower.
(c) Flame of the Forest.
(d) Brazilian pepper tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how long?

2. Who took Susan for a hike along with two inmates from a work-release program of the Copeland Road Prison?

3. What company had begun logging the Fakahatchee Strand for cypress trees in the 1950s?

4. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?

5. Orchids are considered the most _____ flowering plants on earth.

(see the answer key)

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