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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Water.
(c) Soil.
(d) Bean.

2. Pollan sees some mushrooms which he believes to be ___________, though he is not sure enough to eat them.
(a) Reishi.
(b) Chanterelles.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Morel.

3. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.
(a) Pasture.
(b) Farm.
(c) Pen.
(d) Row.

4. Depending on how the animals were ________, different foods can contain different amounts of omega fatty acids.
(a) Fertilized.
(b) Moved.
(c) Fed.
(d) Impregnated.

5. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.
(a) Health benefits.
(b) Farm.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Organics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The local food movement doesn't have to combat ___________; it simply offers an alternative, according to Pollan.

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

3. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?

4. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?

5. There are parts of the world, Pollan points out, where the only use of the land is for _______, otherwise it would be useless.

(see the answer key)

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