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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. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.
(a) Hunter-gatherer.
(b) Industrialized.
(c) Organic.
(d) Plentiful.

2. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) High fructose corn syrup.
(b) Artificial sweeteners.
(c) Corn oil.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

4. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Ohio.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.

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

5. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.

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