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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a sign that the food is something that should not be eaten again?
(a) Good taste.
(b) Headache.
(c) Nutrients.
(d) Stomachache.

2. Pollan notes that the end meal was _______ for him, according to the book.
(a) Difficult.
(b) Boring.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Anticlimactic.

3. 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?
(a) Horse.
(b) Chimp.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cow.

4. Who did Pollan ask for a detailed account of what happens when a steer is processed?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Auditor.
(c) Friend.
(d) Manager.

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

6. How many boars do Pollan and the others find when they go back to hunt after lunch?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

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

8. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Mushroom.
(c) Algae.
(d) Salt.

9. Pollan also have to abandon his idea of an abalone ____________ in his meal.
(a) Aperitif.
(b) Main course.
(c) Appetizer.
(d) Side dish.

10. Supporting farms help animals to have safer lives than they might have in the ________, according to Pollan.
(a) Zoo.
(b) Wild.
(c) City.
(d) Market.

11. The modern CAFO does not take into consideration the _________ of an animal when processing them.
(a) Situation.
(b) Family.
(c) Pain.
(d) Generations.

12. What is the herbal tea that Pollan makes to help finish off the meal he has made?
(a) Fig.
(b) Chamomile.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Mint.

13. Garro brings a ________ from the boar that Pollan killed on his hunting trip.
(a) Pate.
(b) Pulled pork sandwich.
(c) Porkchop.
(d) Sausage.

14. Who is considered to be the first researcher of the omnivore's dilemma?
(a) Rozin.
(b) Garro.
(c) Naylor.
(d) Pollan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ changed the way that humans ate, and put humans at the top of the food chain.

2. As ________ has become popular, animal rights activists have been highlighting the unethical treatment of animals.

3. Activists appear to look at the __________ animal, which is not applicable to the natural world.

4. Pollan makes __________ toasts from the produce in his garden and bread that uses yeast he has gathered.

5. Pairing raw fish with _______ makes sense as this condiment had antibacterial properties.

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