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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. The Salatin farming method is based on _________ polyculture, and it is highly energy efficient.
(a) Biennial.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Perennial.
(d) Daily.

2. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

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

4. The manure of the _______ is spread on all of the pastures without fouling the pasture with too many droppings.
(a) Goat.
(b) Pig.
(c) Horse.
(d) Cow.

5. Organic farms might still look like industrial farms, but they do not use ___________.
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Rules.
(d) Metals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.

2. Pollan looks over the land and it makes him think of _________, which is something marketers now try to sell.

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

4. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

5. What is NOT one of the parts of corn that is separated out in the newly used process?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the chicken pens slowly moved around the pasture during the day?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Pollan point out as being the ingredients that are in a common breakfast cereal?

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

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

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

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