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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. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.
(a) Drink.
(b) Problem.
(c) Commodity.
(d) Fuel.

2. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Barley.
(d) Soybeans.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?

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

3. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?

4. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

5. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.

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