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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. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.
(a) Obesity.
(b) Fat.
(c) Excess.
(d) Diabetes.

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

3. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.
(a) Production.
(b) Planting.
(c) Use.
(d) Mutation.

5. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) Fertilizers.
(b) GMOs.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.

2. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.

3. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

4. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.

5. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?

(see the answer key)

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