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

2. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.
(a) Sugar.
(b) Corn.
(c) Flour.
(d) Cows.

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

4. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Soybean.
(b) Animal.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Wheat.

5. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Supermarket.
(b) Farm.
(c) Camp.
(d) Forest.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.

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

5. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.

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