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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. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.
(a) Malleable.
(b) Imperfect.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Complicated.

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

3. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Forest.
(b) Farm.
(c) Supermarket.
(d) Camp.

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

5. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.
(a) Flour.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Cows.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.

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

5. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.

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