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

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

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

4. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?
(a) Bottled water.
(b) Egg sandwiches.
(c) Processed foods.
(d) Breads.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The manure of the _______ is spread on all of the pastures without fouling the pasture with too many droppings.

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

3. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.

4. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

5. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.

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