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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.
(a) Throw away.
(b) Consume.
(c) Make.
(d) Buy.

3. 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.
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Phosphorus.
(d) Potassium.

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

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

6. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.
(a) University.
(b) Movie theater.
(c) Library.
(d) Restaurant.

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

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

9. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.
(a) Planting.
(b) Production.
(c) Use.
(d) Mutation.

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

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

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

13. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Religion.
(b) Idea.
(c) Source.
(d) Book.

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

15. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.
(a) Hybridization.
(b) Drought.
(c) Weather.
(d) Pesticides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?

2. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

3. What is the name of the once trash strewn park that was turned into a community garden?

4. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.

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

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