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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. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.
(a) Potassium.
(b) Phosphorus.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Nitrogen.

2. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Energy.
(b) Food supplies.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Oil wells.

3. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Issue.
(b) Boozefest.
(c) Republic.
(d) Economy.

4. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Reproduced.
(b) Died.
(c) Mutated.
(d) Grew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.

2. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?

3. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?

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

5. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.

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