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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humans also overcame their _________ in plants through cooking, grinding, or soaking the foods.
(a) Defenses.
(b) Appetites.
(c) Stagnation.
(d) Boredom.

2. _________ hunters are hugely secretive, according to Pollan's observations.
(a) Mushroom.
(b) Wild boar.
(c) Abalone.
(d) Mussel.

3. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Calories.
(c) Energy.
(d) Water.

4. What is the name of the person that Pollan goes with to deliver the foods to local restaurants?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Bev.
(c) Bill.
(d) Art.

5. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Bean.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Water.
(d) Soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Assuming a higher intelligence in humans does not equate to a right to use others for our own _________.

2. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.

3. Overcoming human senses had sometimes been vital, as in the case of bitter ______________.

4. Pollan learns that most organic _______ comes from factory farms, even though they seem to be "better."

5. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.

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