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

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

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

4. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?
(a) Polyfarm.
(b) Polyface.
(c) Polyanna.
(d) Polyjuice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

3. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.

4. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What indicates a higher ratio of corn being eaten in a human's diet?

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