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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Kansas.

2. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?
(a) Earl Butz.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Ed Burrow.

3. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?
(a) Cassandra's.
(b) Richard's Organic Foods.
(c) Whole Foods.
(d) Trader Joe's.

4. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.
(a) 29.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

5. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Energy.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Food supplies.
(d) Oil wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.

2. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.

3. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.

4. How many acres of woodland help Salatin continue to live outside the modern world?

5. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of Earl Butz in the corn industry, according to the book?

2. Describe the Salatin farm as Pollan views it in the book from his experiences visiting there.

3. What happened as a result of corn having mutated early on in its use?

4. What does the Salatin farm not need to use because it practices other methods of pest control and fertilization?

5. What are some of the other creatures and ingredients that are a part of the picture of the natural cow eating the natural grass?

6. What are some of the compounds that are derived from the various parts of the corn kernel?

7. What are the three different parts of the food chain that Pollan follows in this book?

8. What is corn starch broken down into after it has been processed in the wet milling process?

9. What does Pollan note as being a problem with organic foods being labeled as organic, as shown in the example of the lettuce?

10. What does the lack of a good culture in America cause among people?

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