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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. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.
(a) Plentiful.
(b) Industrialized.
(c) Hunter-gatherer.
(d) Organic.

2. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) Blue.
(b) Cheap.
(c) Purple.
(d) High quality.

3. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) Artificial sweeteners.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Corn oil.
(d) High fructose corn syrup.

4. Salatin pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) USDA rules.
(b) Colonization.
(c) Industrialization.
(d) Government protection.

5. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.
(a) Salt.
(b) Weed.
(c) Rotate.
(d) Plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

2. Salatin is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.

3. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.

4. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.

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

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