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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eighteen through Chapter Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Quiche.
(c) Breakfast cereal.
(d) Hamburgers.

2. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.
(a) Organics.
(b) Farm.
(c) Health benefits.
(d) Fertilizer.

3. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.
(a) Spread.
(b) Pollinated.
(c) Growing.
(d) Fertilized.

4. _________ foods are those that are generally recognized to be toxic to humans.
(a) Bitter.
(b) Sour.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Spicy.

5. The pastures are filled with native grasses that actually benefit from ____________.
(a) Organic yogurt.
(b) Grazing.
(c) Fertilizers.
(d) Mowing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.

3. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.

4. What is the name of the once trash strewn park that was turned into a community garden?

5. What does Pollan need to prepare for that allows him to become more aware of his natural surroundings?

(see the answer key)

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