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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. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Fruits.
(d) Eggs.

2. What helps to reduce evaporation in the fields, and help to produce more carbon for the plants in the farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Trees.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Waters.

3. Salatin uses the animals to create a _________ system that also bolsters efficiency on the farm.
(a) Symbiotic.
(b) Pastoral.
(c) Probiotic.
(d) Embryonic.

4. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Economy.
(b) Issue.
(c) Boozefest.
(d) Republic.

5. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Reproduced.
(b) Died.
(c) Grew.
(d) Mutated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.

2. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.

3. Pollan isn't surprised that the ________ doesn't encourage Salatin's farming since he buys almost nothing to support it.

4. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.

5. What is the book that is considered to be the organic grower's bible?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Pollan point out as a downside of there being more organic farms around today?

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

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

7. What are the reasons why Pollan calls farms and humans imperfect natural systems?

8. What does Pollan point out is the start of any of the foods in the food chain, which came as a surprise to him?

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

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

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