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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

2. Buying local foods grown in a __________ manner underwrites a set of values important to the people.
(a) Organic.
(b) Plentiful.
(c) Sustainable.
(d) Industrial.

3. Pollan thinks that if stores had to include __________ of how an item was produced, people would change their eating habits.
(a) Movies.
(b) Photos.
(c) Stories.
(d) Numbers.

4. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?
(a) Egg sandwiches.
(b) Breads.
(c) Bottled water.
(d) Processed foods.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.

3. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

4. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.

5. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?

(see the answer key)

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