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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten through Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?
(a) Polyfarm.
(b) Polyface.
(c) Polyjuice.
(d) Polyanna.

3. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

4. By _______, the government became involved in the organic market, as it sought to define what it meant to be organic.
(a) 1970.
(b) 1980.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1990.

5. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Oil wells.
(b) Food supplies.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Energy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

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

4. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?

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

(see the answer key)

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