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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. The scourge of potatoes has always been the _________ potato beetle, which can pick a plant clean of its leaves.
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Idaho.

2. The reasons why potatoes did not become popular in Europe at first was because they were thought to cause _________ and immorality.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Measles.

3. _________ is one example of a chemical which was tested before it was used, only to find that later on it affected other ecosystems.
(a) Bt.
(b) Marigolds.
(c) Neem oil.
(d) DDT.

4. Tukano Indians in the Amazon noticed Jaguars eating a vine, which was atypical for them and helped the Indians discover ______.
(a) Yaje.
(b) Mistletoe.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Datura.

5. An industrial farmer needs to buy an expensive amount of __________, like chemical fertilizers, machinery, fuel, and pesticides.
(a) Inputs.
(b) Loans.
(c) Side bars.
(d) Barters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book suggests that _______ calls to human desire to alter the textures and contents of our consciousness.

2. According to the book, some counter strategies to these toxins include all of the following except ______.

3. Goats are associated with the discovery of _____, when it was observed they became frisky after eating the red berries.

4. ________, Pollan says, is the theme which unifies the questions being raised in agricultural biotechnology.

5. Dave Hjelle from Monstanto tells Pollan something that makes him a little concerned. He says, "______________."

Short Essay Questions

1. After a few days of drenching rain, what did the NewLeaf potato plants look like in Pollan's garden?

2. What causes the Great Potato Famine and the many deaths over the area of Europe?

3. Describe the experience Pollan had when the police almost found his large marijuana plants in his backyard?

4. What parts of the marijuana plant are supposed to be smoked?

5. What is the rationale that Pollan gives for growing pot as he decides to do when it is not as much of a legal issue?

6. Where was marijuana primarily grown up until the early 1980s when the war on drugs began?

7. What was going on at the time of Pollan's visit to Amsterdam for research for this book?

8. How does Heath avoid the purchases of many inputs on his farm so that he can save money?

9. What might have happened if the police chief had seen the marijuana plant in Pollan's backyard?

10. What are some of the intoxicants and ingredients for intoxicants which Pollan admits to growing in his garden now?

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