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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.
(a) Ambient.
(b) Alternative.
(c) All free.
(d) All inclusive.

2. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.
(a) Salt.
(b) Baking soda.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Soybeans.

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

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

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

6. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?
(a) Whole Foods.
(b) Cassandra's.
(c) Richard's Organic Foods.
(d) Trader Joe's.

7. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Rules.
(c) Metals.
(d) Chickens.

8. Pollan learns that most organic _______ comes from factory farms, even though they seem to be "better."
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Chips.
(d) Milk.

9. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?
(a) Weed the land.
(b) Make hay.
(c) Milk a cow.
(d) Add fertilizer.

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

11. What is the name of the once trash strewn park that was turned into a community garden?
(a) People's Park.
(b) Berkeley Park.
(c) Garden Park.
(d) Roller Park.

12. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) GMOs.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Water.
(d) Pesticides.

13. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?
(a) 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 250.
(d) 450.

14. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.
(a) Overabundance.
(b) Dilemma.
(c) Truth.
(d) Problem.

15. By _______, the government became involved in the organic market, as it sought to define what it meant to be organic.
(a) 1970.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.

2. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?

3. Pollan isn't surprised that the ________ doesn't encourage Salatin's farming since he buys almost nothing to support it.

4. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.

5. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.

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