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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.
(a) Delivering.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Farming.
(d) Buying.

2. The alliance between chefs and small farmers is what helps _____________ flourish.
(a) Local economies.
(b) Schools.
(c) Cooking schools.
(d) Grocery stores.

3. Buying local foods grown in a __________ manner underwrites a set of values important to the people.
(a) Plentiful.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Organic.
(d) Sustainable.

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

5. Store purchased foods, according to Salatin, do not take into consideration environmental and health ________.
(a) Benefits.
(b) Costs.
(c) Movements.
(d) Instructions.

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

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

8. Mushrooms, Pollan points out, can be ________, but they can also be deadly.
(a) Huge.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Easy to find.
(d) Divine.

9. Singer argues that a lifetime of __________ for an animal does not justify the pleasure of a man's taste buds.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Suffering.

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

11. Some believe that human ________ is different from that of animals because humans are capable of suffering.
(a) Existence.
(b) Pain.
(c) Eating.
(d) Relationships.

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

13. _________ hunters are hugely secretive, according to Pollan's observations.
(a) Mussel.
(b) Abalone.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Mushroom.

14. What is the number of the steer that Pollan has picked out for his meal?
(a) 1489.
(b) 243.
(c) 2891.
(d) 534.

15. Overcoming human senses had sometimes been vital, as in the case of bitter ______________.
(a) Teas.
(b) Medicinal plants.
(c) Spices.
(d) Meats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Neither being ignorant or aware is a completely _________ way of eating in the world today.

2. Pollan admits that losing ________ does force the human to lose a part of his or her culture as well as his or her nature.

3. Pollan doesn't feel the same about the picture a few months later and wonders which emotion is more accurate - the happiness or the ________.

4. What is the herbal tea that Pollan makes to help finish off the meal he has made?

5. The modern CAFO does not take into consideration the _________ of an animal when processing them.

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