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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.
(a) Commodities.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Resources.
(d) Manpower.

2. How many ways can a person obtain the foods from Salatin's farm?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

3. Pollan notes it is ironic that in order to make a delicious meal, one must destroy a _______ first.
(a) Ecosystem.
(b) Way of life.
(c) Food.
(d) Night.

4. 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?
(a) Chimp.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cow.
(d) Horse.

5. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.
(a) Flour.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Corn.
(d) Cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?

2. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.

3. What is Pollan eating when he attempts to read Peter Singer's book?

4. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.

5. Though the process of _________, animals can be fed, which then leads to the feeding of humans, too.

(see the answer key)

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