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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. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Republic.
(b) Boozefest.
(c) Issue.
(d) Economy.

2. Salatin points out that being ________ doesn't necessarily mean that a farm is also going to be sustainable.
(a) Gathering.
(b) Organic.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Natural.

3. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) Blue.
(b) Cheap.
(c) High quality.
(d) Purple.

4. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.
(a) Sugars.
(b) Prices.
(c) Value.
(d) Packaging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

2. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?

3. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.

4. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?

5. Pollan looks over the land and it makes him think of _________, which is something marketers now try to sell.

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