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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. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chickens.
(b) Metals.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Rules.

2. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.
(a) All free.
(b) Ambient.
(c) All inclusive.
(d) Alternative.

3. It is not uncommon today to have all family members eating ___________ at different times.
(a) Easy to digest foods.
(b) Bland foods.
(c) Different foods.
(d) The same foods.

4. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.
(a) Use.
(b) Planting.
(c) Mutation.
(d) Production.

5. Pollan argues that Salatin's method of farming is far more efficient in terms of _________ to produce calories.
(a) Fuel.
(b) People.
(c) Wind.
(d) Calories.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.

2. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.

3. How many boars do Pollan and the others find when they go back to hunt after lunch?

4. Local _______ love Polyface because their products are exceptionally tasty and have more full flavor.

5. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.

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