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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. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Supermarket.
(b) Camp.
(c) Farm.
(d) Forest.

2. The family _______, one of the remaining parts of America's food culture, is in decline, according to Pollan.
(a) Tea.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Supper.
(d) Dinner.

3. What was the primary emotion that Pollan feels when he shoots and kills his first boar?
(a) Shame.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Boredom.

4. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Brother.

5. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) Corn oil.
(b) High fructose corn syrup.
(c) Artificial sweeteners.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.

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

3. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?

4. _________ hunters are hugely secretive, according to Pollan's observations.

5. Pairing raw fish with _______ makes sense as this condiment had antibacterial properties.

(see the answer key)

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