Michigan State University

CSS 202

Quiz 1 - Subject Introduction

1)At the end of each exam, the time limit for quizzes are reduced from 5 to 3 minutes in length

2. Exams can be taken multiple times with the highest score counting
3. Select from the following as to the source material from which questions may be asked
4. Which of the following is (are) true concerning exams?
5. You may take a quiz as many times as you like until the end of the semester
6. Who is or was the “Father of Turfgrass Science” who was first at MSU and then at Texas A&M?
7. The Chinese claim to have played a game that may have been somewhat similar to golf

centuries before it was played in Europe

8. Which of the following does not distinguish turfgrasses from other plants?
9. What is the current name of the institution where the first known turf research in the U.S.

was performed?

10. Place the following in the correct order from most to least in terms of dollars spent per acre in the U.S.
11. A new discussion forum is created after each lecture
12. Just viewing a forum earns how many points?
13. What should you do as soon as possible if you encounter technical difficulty while taking an exam?
14. Earning at least 410 points will get you a course grade of 4.0
15. A new discussion board is created at the beginning of each week
16. Which of the following does the instructor conclude was the logical agent(s) for the beginnings of golf into eastern Scotland?
17. King James of Scotland briefly outlawed gold because
18. The oldest known mention of grass in literature is in the Koran
19. Bowling greens are considered to be the first intensively managed sports turf
20. Viewing and then creating a post on the current week’s forum earns how many total points?
21. Place the following in the correct order from most to least in terms of total acreage in the

U.S.

22. By the end of the 19^th century, there were hundreds of golf courses in the U.S.