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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orchid Fever.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?
(a) Bog.
(b) Tundra.
(c) Swamp.
(d) Fen.

2. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?
(a) The University of Kentucky.
(b) The University of Illinois.
(c) The University of Michigan.
(d) The University of Indiana.

3. When was Du Pont founded?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1905.

4. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. What does CITES stand for?
(a) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna.
(b) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Cultivated Plants.
(c) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Plants..
(d) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

2. What is the name of the family in which snapping turtles belong?

3. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?

4. How many genera are there in the orchid family?

5. Susan Orlean has been a staff writer for what periodical since 1992?

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