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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. America does not have consistent eating _______, which is what has caused a national eating disorder.
(a) Boundaries.
(b) Rations.
(c) Guidelines.
(d) Rules.

2. Pollan notes that the end meal was _______ for him, according to the book.
(a) Difficult.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Anticlimactic.
(d) Boring.

3. Who did Pollan ask for a detailed account of what happens when a steer is processed?
(a) Auditor.
(b) Manager.
(c) Friend.
(d) Farmer.

4. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.
(a) Pollinated.
(b) Growing.
(c) Spread.
(d) Fertilized.

5. Humans, when faced with a new _______, often take a small amount and wait for the results.
(a) Person.
(b) Food.
(c) Decision.
(d) Book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.

2. Gasset points out to Pollan that he believes _________ returned humans back to nature, and Pollan agrees.

3. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

4. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

5. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.

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