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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?
(a) Processed foods.
(b) Bottled water.
(c) Egg sandwiches.
(d) Breads.

2. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.
(a) Use.
(b) Production.
(c) Mutation.
(d) Planting.

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

4. Salatin pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) Industrialization.
(b) USDA rules.
(c) Colonization.
(d) Government protection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan learns that most organic _______ comes from factory farms, even though they seem to be "better."

2. 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.

3. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

4. Salatin is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.

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

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