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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is not uncommon today to have all family members eating ___________ at different times.
(a) Different foods.
(b) Easy to digest foods.
(c) The same foods.
(d) Bland foods.

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

3. Pollan is disgusted when he looks at a picture of himself with his kill and sees ________.
(a) The eyes of the boar.
(b) His grin.
(c) A somber expression.
(d) Blood.

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

5. How many ways can a person obtain the foods from Salatin's farm?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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

7. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Squirrel.

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

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

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

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

12. Pollan wants to create a meal in full ________ of the foods involved and how they came to be on his table.
(a) Truth.
(b) Transparency.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Consciousness.

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

14. Pollan notes that the last meal serves as a reminder of the fact that eating industrially lets people _________ the massive total cost of the food they eat.
(a) Supplement.
(b) Add to.
(c) Forget.
(d) Avoid.

15. The local food movement doesn't have to combat ___________; it simply offers an alternative, according to Pollan.
(a) Industrialization.
(b) Hunting and gathering.
(c) Organic foods.
(d) Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. Store purchased foods, according to Salatin, do not take into consideration environmental and health ________.

2. 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?

3. Pollan equates the feeling of everything coming into focused while also being completely relaxed to being ________.

4. Pollan tries to be vegetarian, but gives it up as he finds it less ________ and much more difficult.

5. ________ help pair foods that complement one another not just in flavor, but in use as well.

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