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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 pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) Colonization.
(b) Industrialization.
(c) Government protection.
(d) USDA rules.

2. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Farm.
(b) Forest.
(c) Supermarket.
(d) Camp.

3. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.
(a) Organic blends.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Fertilizers.
(d) GMOs.

4. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) Artificial sweeteners.
(b) Corn oil.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) High fructose corn syrup.

5. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.
(a) Solar power.
(b) Wind.
(c) Organics.
(d) Fossil fuels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the once trash strewn park that was turned into a community garden?

2. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?

3. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.

4. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.

5. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the cows that produce organic milk for places like Whole Foods, according to Pollan?

3. What are the environmental results of the industrial method of farming, as Pollan finds out?

4. What happens during the wet mill process of processing corn?

5. Why does most of the corn planting farming rely on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO)?

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

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

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

9. What does a person need to know in order to succeed with grass farming?

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

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