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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To help combat how much a person can eat, the food industry has created ________ starch that can allow people to eat more.
(a) Resistant.
(b) Combatant.
(c) Liquid.
(d) Truthful.

2. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?
(a) Polyfarm.
(b) Polyanna.
(c) Polyjuice.
(d) Polyface.

3. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?
(a) Birds Eye.
(b) Monsanto.
(c) Ralston Purina.
(d) General Mills.

4. The idea behind grass farming is that the ________ is the most natural and renewable source of energy.
(a) Sun.
(b) Water.
(c) Land.
(d) Worker.

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

6. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.
(a) Commerce.
(b) Reduction.
(c) Military.
(d) Peacetime.

7. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.
(a) Row.
(b) Farm.
(c) Pasture.
(d) Pen.

8. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?
(a) Egg sandwiches.
(b) Processed foods.
(c) Bottled water.
(d) Breads.

9. The pastures are filled with native grasses that actually benefit from ____________.
(a) Organic yogurt.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Mowing.
(d) Grazing.

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

11. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?
(a) Hair.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Nails.
(d) Flesh.

12. Every day, the ________ pens are moved to ensure that the droppings spread evenly.
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pig.
(c) Cow.
(d) Horse.

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

14. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

15. Pollan looks over the land and it makes him think of _________, which is something marketers now try to sell.
(a) Family.
(b) Postcard.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Pastoral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.

2. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?

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

4. The Salatin farming method is based on _________ polyculture, and it is highly energy efficient.

5. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.

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