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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. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?
(a) Dry dock.
(b) Wet substrate.
(c) Dry mill.
(d) Wet mill.

2. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.
(a) Lion.
(b) Koala.
(c) Mosquito.
(d) Horse.

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

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

5. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Rules.
(c) Metals.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.

2. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

3. To help combat how much a person can eat, the food industry has created ________ starch that can allow people to eat more.

4. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?

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

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