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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?
(a) Bottled water.
(b) Processed foods.
(c) Egg sandwiches.
(d) Breads.

2. The Salatin farming method is based on _________ polyculture, and it is highly energy efficient.
(a) Daily.
(b) Biennial.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Perennial.

3. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.
(a) Complicated.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Imperfect.
(d) Malleable.

4. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.
(a) Row.
(b) Farm.
(c) Pasture.
(d) Pen.

5. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.
(a) University.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

3. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

4. Singer argues that a lifetime of __________ for an animal does not justify the pleasure of a man's taste buds.

5. The manure of the _______ is spread on all of the pastures without fouling the pasture with too many droppings.

(see the answer key)

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