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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.
(a) Chickens.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Vegetables.

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

3. 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?
(a) Cow.
(b) Chimp.
(c) Horse.
(d) Fish.

4. Supporting farms help animals to have safer lives than they might have in the ________, according to Pollan.
(a) City.
(b) Market.
(c) Wild.
(d) Zoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Though the process of _________, animals can be fed, which then leads to the feeding of humans, too.

3. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.

4. There are parts of the world, Pollan points out, where the only use of the land is for _______, otherwise it would be useless.

5. What does Pollan admit about the chickens that Salatin sells on his farm?

(see the answer key)

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