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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan notes that the fact that humans have the _______ to question eating animals makes them different.
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Audacity.
(c) Time.
(d) Concern.

2. What is NOT one of the parts of corn that is separated out in the newly used process?
(a) Endosperm.
(b) Skin.
(c) Germ.
(d) Stalk.

3. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.
(a) Exciting.
(b) Innovative.
(c) Nutritious.
(d) Socially acceptable.

4. What does the farmer use to cover the chicken waste in the compost pile?
(a) Wood chips.
(b) Soil.
(c) Manure.
(d) Apples.

5. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Breakfast cereal.
(c) Quiche.
(d) Cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.

2. Pollan admits that losing ________ does force the human to lose a part of his or her culture as well as his or her nature.

3. Salatin uses the animals to create a _________ system that also bolsters efficiency on the farm.

4. What is the number of the steer that Pollan has picked out for his meal?

5. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.

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