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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. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.
(a) Problem.
(b) Commodity.
(c) Drink.
(d) Fuel.

2. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.
(a) Rum.
(b) Vermouth.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

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

4. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?
(a) Taste.
(b) Culture.
(c) Memory.
(d) Animals.

5. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the products at the health store where Pollan shops contain foods from the _________ food chain.

2. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.

3. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.

4. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.

5. Gene Kahn is the founder of ______ Farm, which is a giant organic company that uses industrial methods.

(see the answer key)

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