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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?
(a) Ed Burrow.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Earl Butz.
(d) Gerald Ford.

2. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Ohio.

3. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.
(a) Plentiful.
(b) Industrialized.
(c) Organic.
(d) Hunter-gatherer.

4. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.
(a) Fertilizers.
(b) Wheat.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Organic blends.

5. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?
(a) Animals.
(b) Taste.
(c) Culture.
(d) Memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?

2. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

3. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.

4. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.

5. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.

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