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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 NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?
(a) The dairy market.
(b) The hunter-gatherer chain.
(c) The industrial chain.
(d) The organic chain.

2. The pastures are filled with native grasses that actually benefit from ____________.
(a) Grazing.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Mowing.
(d) Organic yogurt.

3. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grass.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Wheat.

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

5. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

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

3. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?

4. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

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

(see the answer key)

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