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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. What is NOT one of the parts of corn that is separated out in the newly used process?
(a) Skin.
(b) Stalk.
(c) Endosperm.
(d) Germ.

2. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.
(a) Soybean.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Barley.

3. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.
(a) Die.
(b) Move.
(c) Grow.
(d) Recover.

4. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Idea.
(b) Source.
(c) Religion.
(d) Book.

5. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.
(a) Solar power.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fossil fuels.
(d) Organics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Salatin farming method is based on _________ polyculture, and it is highly energy efficient.

2. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?

3. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.

4. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.

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

(see the answer key)

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