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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. Gene Kahn is the founder of ______ Farm, which is a giant organic company that uses industrial methods.
(a) Clover.
(b) Cascadian.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Morley.

2. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 29.

3. Many of the products at the health store where Pollan shops contain foods from the _________ food chain.
(a) Organic.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Grass.
(d) Local farmer.

4. Salatin pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) Colonization.
(b) Government protection.
(c) Industrialization.
(d) USDA rules.

5. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Drought.
(c) Weather.
(d) Hybridization.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

2. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.

3. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?

4. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

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

(see the answer key)

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