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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Ed Burrow.
(c) Earl Butz.
(d) Gerald Ford.

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

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

4. Many of the products at the health store where Pollan shops contain foods from the _________ food chain.
(a) Grass.
(b) Local farmer.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Organic.

5. 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.

6. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?
(a) Government help.
(b) GMOs.
(c) Subsidies.
(d) Water.

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

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

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

10. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Malleable.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Imperfect.

11. Salatin points out that being ________ doesn't necessarily mean that a farm is also going to be sustainable.
(a) Industrial.
(b) Gathering.
(c) Organic.
(d) Natural.

12. The manure of the _______ is spread on all of the pastures without fouling the pasture with too many droppings.
(a) Pig.
(b) Cow.
(c) Horse.
(d) Goat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.

2. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?

3. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.

4. Salatin uses the animals to create a _________ system that also bolsters efficiency on the farm.

5. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?

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