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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hunter's _______ is the feeling of everything coming into sharp focus, and Pollan feels this during his first day.
(a) Breath.
(b) Moment.
(c) Sight.
(d) Eye.

2. Depending on how the animals were ________, different foods can contain different amounts of omega fatty acids.
(a) Impregnated.
(b) Fed.
(c) Moved.
(d) Fertilized.

3. The early researcher notes that _______ can be the result of situations that remind humans of their animal nature.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Pleasure.

4. Garro offers to help Pollan go out to look for __________ with others.
(a) Chanterelles.
(b) Morels.
(c) Abalones.
(d) White mushrooms.

5. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.
(a) Healthier.
(b) More intensive.
(c) Easier.
(d) More expensive.

6. The family _______, one of the remaining parts of America's food culture, is in decline, according to Pollan.
(a) Dinner.
(b) Tea.
(c) Supper.
(d) Breakfast.

7. Both food that is prepared and harvested as well as that from a store should be a part of an occasional _______ meal.
(a) Ritual.
(b) Birthday.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Reminder.

8. What does Pollan do with Garro, even though he has to turn away from disgust at one point?
(a) Clean his gun.
(b) Eat a piece of flesh.
(c) Eviscerate the boar.
(d) Paint his face.

9. Pollan begins to understand that eating the meat is the final act of the __________.
(a) Journey.
(b) Meal.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Book.

10. Bev sells to _______ worried about their children, and for those choosing to opt out of the industrial system.
(a) Young brothers.
(b) Young mothers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Young fathers.

11. _________ foods are those that are generally recognized to be toxic to humans.
(a) Spicy.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Sour.

12. The tart is made with _________ from Pollan's neighbor's garden as a dessert.
(a) Cherries.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

13. Pollan notes it is ironic that in order to make a delicious meal, one must destroy a _______ first.
(a) Ecosystem.
(b) Night.
(c) Food.
(d) Way of life.

14. Activists appear to look at the __________ animal, which is not applicable to the natural world.
(a) Individual.
(b) Species of an.
(c) Distinct.
(d) Relationship of an.

15. What is the name of the person that Pollan goes with to deliver the foods to local restaurants?
(a) Bill.
(b) Bev.
(c) Art.
(d) Hugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.

2. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?

3. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?

4. What does Bev deal in that is causing him a lot of financial problems?

5. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?

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