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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?
(a) Corn meal.
(b) Corn starch.
(c) Corn mallow.
(d) Corn husks.

2. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?
(a) FSA.
(b) FFA.
(c) HSA.
(d) New Deal.

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

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

5. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.
(a) Add contests to.
(b) Supersize.
(c) Change the names of.
(d) Add nutrients.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

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

4. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?

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

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