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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. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Chickens.

2. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?
(a) 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 250.
(d) 450.

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

4. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.
(a) Phosphorus.
(b) Potassium.
(c) Nitrogen.
(d) Hydrogen.

5. Salatin is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.
(a) Family.
(b) Horses.
(c) World view.
(d) Season cycle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gene Kahn is the founder of ______ Farm, which is a giant organic company that uses industrial methods.

3. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.

4. Though the process of _________, animals can be fed, which then leads to the feeding of humans, too.

5. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?

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