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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. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?
(a) Subsidies.
(b) Water.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Government help.

2. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Taco Bell.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Wendy's.

3. Pollan argues that Salatin's method of farming is far more efficient in terms of _________ to produce calories.
(a) Fuel.
(b) Calories.
(c) People.
(d) Wind.

4. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Book.
(b) Idea.
(c) Source.
(d) Religion.

5. By _______, the government became involved in the organic market, as it sought to define what it meant to be organic.
(a) 2000.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.

2. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.

3. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.

4. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

5. Salatin is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the main idea behind the process of grass farming?

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

4. Why do humans have the problem of the omnivore's dilemma, according to Pollan?

5. What does Naylor admit that he and most other growers grow in their corn fields?

6. What is the history of Polyface Farm, according to the book?

7. Why is high fructose corn syrup used in sodas today instead of regular sugar?

8. What is the hybrid corn that is described in this section of the book?

9. What is another impact of the push for corn in farming, related to another type of industrialized food supply?

10. What did Pollan feel about the meal that he had that was made from all organic foods?

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