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

2. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Quiche.
(c) Breakfast cereal.
(d) Cheese.

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

4. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) No one.
(c) Cows.
(d) Dutch royalty.

5. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Water.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Energy.
(d) Calories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.

3. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.

4. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?

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

(see the answer key)

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