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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. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.
(a) Commerce.
(b) Military.
(c) Reduction.
(d) Peacetime.

2. To help combat how much a person can eat, the food industry has created ________ starch that can allow people to eat more.
(a) Liquid.
(b) Resistant.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Combatant.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.

2. Every day, the ________ pens are moved to ensure that the droppings spread evenly.

3. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?

4. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?

5. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

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