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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. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.
(a) Weed.
(b) Salt.
(c) Plant.
(d) Rotate.

2. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Rules.
(c) Metals.
(d) Chickens.

3. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.
(a) Farms.
(b) Books.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Food.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What helps to reduce evaporation in the fields, and help to produce more carbon for the plants in the farm?

3. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.

4. Pollan looks over the land and it makes him think of _________, which is something marketers now try to sell.

5. Store purchased foods, according to Salatin, do not take into consideration environmental and health ________.

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