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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?
(a) Grass.
(b) Corn.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Wheat.

2. The manure of the _______ is spread on all of the pastures without fouling the pasture with too many droppings.
(a) Horse.
(b) Goat.
(c) Pig.
(d) Cow.

3. The local food movement doesn't have to combat ___________; it simply offers an alternative, according to Pollan.
(a) Hunting and gathering.
(b) Disease.
(c) Organic foods.
(d) Industrialization.

4. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.
(a) All free.
(b) Alternative.
(c) Ambient.
(d) All inclusive.

5. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.
(a) Commodities.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Manpower.
(d) Resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.

2. Depending on how the animals were ________, different foods can contain different amounts of omega fatty acids.

3. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?

4. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.

5. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.

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