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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?
(a) The organic chain.
(b) The dairy market.
(c) The hunter-gatherer chain.
(d) The industrial chain.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. What is the book that is considered to be the organic grower's bible?
(a) An Agricultural Testament.
(b) Growing in the Dirt.
(c) A New View.
(d) Growing with Dirt.

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

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

11. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) High quality.
(b) Blue.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Purple.

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

13. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?
(a) Dry dock.
(b) Wet mill.
(c) Dry mill.
(d) Wet substrate.

14. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.
(a) Solar power.
(b) Organics.
(c) Wind.
(d) Fossil fuels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan argues that Salatin's method of farming is far more efficient in terms of _________ to produce calories.

2. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.

3. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

4. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?

5. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?

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