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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. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.
(a) Supersize.
(b) Add contests to.
(c) Change the names of.
(d) Add nutrients.

2. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.
(a) Existence.
(b) Eating.
(c) Pain.
(d) Relationships.

3. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.
(a) Dilemma.
(b) Overabundance.
(c) Truth.
(d) Problem.

4. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?
(a) Milk a cow.
(b) Weed the land.
(c) Add fertilizer.
(d) Make hay.

5. Pollan thinks that if stores had to include __________ of how an item was produced, people would change their eating habits.
(a) Photos.
(b) Movies.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gasset points out to Pollan that he believes _________ returned humans back to nature, and Pollan agrees.

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

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

4. Pollan and the guests at the dinner achieve the pleasures of the ________, a camaraderie during the meal.

5. What is the name of the person that Pollan goes with to deliver the foods to local restaurants?

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