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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?
(a) Taste.
(b) Culture.
(c) Animals.
(d) Memory.

2. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?
(a) Corn mallow.
(b) Corn starch.
(c) Corn husks.
(d) Corn meal.

3. Salatin pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) Industrialization.
(b) USDA rules.
(c) Government protection.
(d) Colonization.

4. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Boozefest.
(b) Economy.
(c) Issue.
(d) Republic.

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

6. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Energy.
(b) Water.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Calories.

7. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Soybean.
(b) Dairy.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Animal.

8. What does the farmer use to cover the chicken waste in the compost pile?
(a) Soil.
(b) Apples.
(c) Manure.
(d) Wood chips.

9. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.
(a) Grow.
(b) Recover.
(c) Move.
(d) Die.

10. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.
(a) Fertilizers.
(b) Organic blends.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Wheat.

11. _________ Farm started out as a small farm that sold pre-bagged salad mix, according to the book.
(a) Earthville.
(b) Waterworks.
(c) Earthbound.
(d) Greenworks.

12. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Reproduced.
(b) Mutated.
(c) Grew.
(d) Died.

13. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.
(a) Supersize.
(b) Add contests to.
(c) Change the names of.
(d) Add nutrients.

14. The Salatin farming method is based on _________ polyculture, and it is highly energy efficient.
(a) Weekly.
(b) Biennial.
(c) Perennial.
(d) Daily.

15. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.
(a) Wheat.
(b) Barley.
(c) Soybean.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gene Kahn is the founder of ______ Farm, which is a giant organic company that uses industrial methods.

2. Pollan argues that Salatin's method of farming is far more efficient in terms of _________ to produce calories.

3. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

4. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

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

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