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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) Cheap.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) High quality.

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

3. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.
(a) Organic.
(b) Plentiful.
(c) Hunter-gatherer.
(d) Industrialized.

4. _________ foods are those that are generally recognized to be toxic to humans.
(a) Bitter.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Sour.
(d) Spicy.

5. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Forest.
(b) Supermarket.
(c) Camp.
(d) Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salatin points out that being ________ doesn't necessarily mean that a farm is also going to be sustainable.

2. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.

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

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

5. Pollan notes that one of the lessons of hunting for food is _________, and of the relationships between man and food.

(see the answer key)

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