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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. Pollan thinks that if stores had to include __________ of how an item was produced, people would change their eating habits.
(a) Stories.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Photos.
(d) Movies.

2. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Salt.
(d) Soybeans.

3. Gene Kahn is the founder of ______ Farm, which is a giant organic company that uses industrial methods.
(a) Manchester.
(b) Morley.
(c) Cascadian.
(d) Clover.

4. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Organic blends.
(d) GMOs.

5. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?
(a) Dry mill.
(b) Wet mill.
(c) Dry dock.
(d) Wet substrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?

2. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?

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

4. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

5. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?

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