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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pollan doesn't feel the same about the picture a few months later and wonders which emotion is more accurate - the happiness or the ________.
(a) Shame.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Terror.
(d) Anger.

2. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.
(a) Food.
(b) Restaurants.
(c) Farms.
(d) Books.

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

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

5. Americans can develop an eating culture that allows omnivores to eat without _____, according to Pollan, and with full consciousness.
(a) Dread.
(b) Fear.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Pain.

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

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

8. 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) Chimp.
(b) Fish.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cow.

9. The meal was perfect, according to Pollan, not because of the food, but he took part in the ________ and preparation.
(a) Choosing.
(b) Arranging.
(c) Killing.
(d) Spicing.

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

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

12. What does Bev deal in that is causing him a lot of financial problems?
(a) Cows.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Kale.

13. Assuming a higher intelligence in humans does not equate to a right to use others for our own _________.
(a) Press.
(b) Books.
(c) Ends.
(d) Protests.

14. __________ is another tool that humans use to decide if a food is good to eat, which helps to avoid foods that smell rotten.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Revulsion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the company that raised Pollan's steer not allow him to do?

2. Who is considered to be the first researcher of the omnivore's dilemma?

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

4. __________ involves higher emotions of dread, shame, and fear, according to Pollan.

5. Pollan also makes two entrees, one of grilled and one of braised __________.

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