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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cows.
(c) Flour.
(d) Corn.

2. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.
(a) Rulebook.
(b) Culture.
(c) Diet.
(d) Bible.

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

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

5. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?
(a) Culture.
(b) Taste.
(c) Animals.
(d) Memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.

2. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.

3. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.

4. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

5. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

(see the answer key)

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