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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Pollution.
(b) Oil wells.
(c) Food supplies.
(d) Energy.

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

3. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) Corn oil.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Artificial sweeteners.
(d) High fructose corn syrup.

4. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.
(a) Legs.
(b) Ears.
(c) Tails.
(d) Noses.

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

6. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.
(a) Barley.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Soybeans.

7. What helps to reduce evaporation in the fields, and help to produce more carbon for the plants in the farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Trees.
(d) Waters.

8. Pollan isn't surprised that the ________ doesn't encourage Salatin's farming since he buys almost nothing to support it.
(a) Big box stores.
(b) Feed lots.
(c) Neighboring farmers.
(d) Government.

9. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

10. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?
(a) Corn.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Chickens.

11. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.
(a) Koala.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Horse.
(d) Lion.

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

13. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?
(a) Cows.
(b) No one.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Dutch royalty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

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

3. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.

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

5. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.

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