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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 ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Mutated.
(b) Reproduced.
(c) Grew.
(d) Died.

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

3. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.
(a) Ambient.
(b) All inclusive.
(c) All free.
(d) Alternative.

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

5. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.
(a) Obesity.
(b) Fat.
(c) Excess.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

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

3. Salatin points out that being ________ doesn't necessarily mean that a farm is also going to be sustainable.

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

5. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

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