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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen through Chapter Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.
(a) Culture.
(b) Rulebook.
(c) Bible.
(d) Diet.

3. ________ help pair foods that complement one another not just in flavor, but in use as well.
(a) Meal plans.
(b) Cuisines.
(c) Medicine men.
(d) Dieticians.

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

5. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Dairy.
(b) Soybean.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Animal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. America does not have consistent eating _______, which is what has caused a national eating disorder.

3. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.

4. Pollan wants to create a meal in full ________ of the foods involved and how they came to be on his table.

5. Bev sells to _______ worried about their children, and for those choosing to opt out of the industrial system.

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