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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. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Soybean.
(b) Dairy.
(c) Animal.
(d) Wheat.

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

3. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.
(a) University.
(b) Movie theater.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Library.

4. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.
(a) Fuel.
(b) Commodity.
(c) Drink.
(d) Problem.

5. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?
(a) Corn mallow.
(b) Corn husks.
(c) Corn meal.
(d) Corn starch.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.

4. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.

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

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