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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

2. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?
(a) Cows.
(b) Dutch royalty.
(c) No one.
(d) Native Americans.

3. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.
(a) Truth.
(b) Dilemma.
(c) Problem.
(d) Overabundance.

4. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.
(a) Corn.
(b) Barley.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Wheat.

5. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?
(a) Ralston Purina.
(b) Monsanto.
(c) Birds Eye.
(d) General Mills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.

2. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.

3. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.

4. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.

5. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

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