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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. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.
(a) Barley.
(b) Corn.
(c) Soybean.
(d) Wheat.

2. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Phosphorus.
(d) Potassium.

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

4. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.
(a) Commodity.
(b) Fuel.
(c) Drink.
(d) Problem.

5. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) GMOs.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

2. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

3. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?

4. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.

5. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.

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