1. Depending on how the animals were ________, different foods can contain different amounts of omega fatty acids.
(a) Fed.
(b) Fertilized.
(c) Moved.
(d) Impregnated.

2. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Salt.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Baking soda.

3. Humans also overcame their _________ in plants through cooking, grinding, or soaking the foods.
(a) Stagnation.
(b) Defenses.
(c) Appetites.
(d) Boredom.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?

2. What does Bev deal in that is causing him a lot of financial problems?

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

4. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.

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

(see the answer key)

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