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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. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.
(a) Farms.
(b) Restaurants.
(c) Books.
(d) Food.

2. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.
(a) Legs.
(b) Ears.
(c) Tails.
(d) Noses.

3. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?
(a) Whole Foods.
(b) Richard's Organic Foods.
(c) Cassandra's.
(d) Trader Joe's.

5. Pairing raw fish with _______ makes sense as this condiment had antibacterial properties.
(a) Wasabi.
(b) Spices.
(c) Rice.
(d) Ginger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.

2. 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.

3. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

4. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

5. Pollan believes that the hunter and gatherer food chain is the most ___________.

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