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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) Gerald Ford.
(d) Earl Butz.

2. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.
(a) Fossil fuels.
(b) Solar power.
(c) Wind.
(d) Organics.

3. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.
(a) Rotate.
(b) Weed.
(c) Salt.
(d) Plant.

4. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Book.
(b) Idea.
(c) Source.
(d) Religion.

5. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.
(a) Growing.
(b) Pollinated.
(c) Fertilized.
(d) Spread.

Short Answer Questions

1. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.

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

3. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.

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

5. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.

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