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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. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.
(a) Overabundance.
(b) Truth.
(c) Dilemma.
(d) Problem.

2. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.
(a) Weather.
(b) Drought.
(c) Pesticides.
(d) Hybridization.

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

4. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Excess.
(c) Obesity.
(d) Fat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.

2. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.

3. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.

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

5. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?

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