View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?
(a) Quiche.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Breakfast cereal.
(d) Cheese.

3. What helps to reduce evaporation in the fields, and help to produce more carbon for the plants in the farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Trees.
(d) Waters.

4. Pollan learns that most organic _______ comes from factory farms, even though they seem to be "better."
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Milk.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Chips.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?

3. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.

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

5. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample