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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 do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Water.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Fertilizers.

2. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Soybean.
(c) Corn.
(d) Barley.

3. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Grew.
(b) Died.
(c) Reproduced.
(d) Mutated.

4. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Pollution.
(b) Food supplies.
(c) Oil wells.
(d) Energy.

5. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Soil.
(b) Bean.
(c) Water.
(d) Fertilizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.

2. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.

3. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

4. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.

5. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

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