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The name tulip comes
from a Turkish word meaning:
 Cup
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What does the word
"cultivating" mean, as it was used in the
article?
 Improving
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If tulips were
changed over time by plant breeders, what changes
do you think took place in the flowers?
 He moved from Germany to
Holland to become the head of a botanical garden at
the University of Leiden
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4.
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Original striped and
speckled tulip flowers were diseased.
True
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At first in Holland,
what class of people could buy tulips?
If you look at old
color pictures or "plates" of tulips, you will see
that some of the flowers were
striped.
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6.
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At first in Holland,
the price of tulips was high because:
Very few people
were willing to sell them.
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What caused the tulip
market crash of 1637?
Speculation of
prices
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8.
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What can you guess
about the price of something that is rare? Will the
price be low or high? it will be low.
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