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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Pollan ask for a detailed account of what happens when a steer is processed?
(a) Manager.
(b) Auditor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Friend.

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

3. The tart is made with _________ from Pollan's neighbor's garden as a dessert.
(a) Cherries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Oranges.

4. What is the number of the steer that Pollan has picked out for his meal?
(a) 1489.
(b) 243.
(c) 534.
(d) 2891.

5. The family _______, one of the remaining parts of America's food culture, is in decline, according to Pollan.
(a) Dinner.
(b) Supper.
(c) Tea.
(d) Breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mushrooms, Pollan points out, can be ________, but they can also be deadly.

2. Pollan also makes two entrees, one of grilled and one of braised __________.

3. Humans, when faced with a new _______, often take a small amount and wait for the results.

4. The hunter's _______ is the feeling of everything coming into sharp focus, and Pollan feels this during his first day.

5. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony that Pollan sees when he is looking over the delicious meal?

2. Why is there a national eating disorder, according to Pollan's findings?

3. How does Pollan change his eating habits after reading "Animal Liberation"?

4. Why do humans seem to eat what other humans eat, according to Pollan?

5. Why is Pollan disgusted by the picture of him with a pig that he hunted?

6. Why does Pollan think that the hunter-gatherer food chain is not a realistic choice?

7. What does Pollan feel when a boar is right before him and his gun was not cocked?

8. What does Pollan point out about the loss of meat in one's diet?

9. What does Ortega y Gasset have to say about the idea of hunting?

10. What does Pollan begin to experience after a day of hunting for a wild boar?

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