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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. Pollan sees some mushrooms which he believes to be ___________, though he is not sure enough to eat them.
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Chanterelles.
(c) Reishi.
(d) Morel.

2. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.
(a) More intensive.
(b) Easier.
(c) More expensive.
(d) Healthier.

3. Pollan notes it is ironic that in order to make a delicious meal, one must destroy a _______ first.
(a) Food.
(b) Night.
(c) Way of life.
(d) Ecosystem.

4. What does Pollan admit he liked more than he had anticipated liking?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Gathering mushrooms.
(d) Writing the book.

5. What does Pollan need to prepare for that allows him to become more aware of his natural surroundings?
(a) His book's deadline.
(b) First meal.
(c) Final meal.
(d) Hunting license.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ways can a person obtain the foods from Salatin's farm?

2. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.

3. What does Pollan not have ready when he is about to take down a boar, causing him to feel ashamed?

4. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.

5. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pollan try to make, but then decides that he shouldn't use it because it doesn't seem right?

2. How does Pollan change his eating habits after reading "Animal Liberation"?

3. What do omnivores do when they are faced with a new food?

4. What are some of the ways in which humans have learned to overcome the plant's defenses?

5. Why does Pollan think that the hunter-gatherer food chain is not a realistic choice?

6. What is the fundamental argument in Singer's book about the ethics of meat?

7. What is the reason why Garro hunts for the food in the woods?

8. What does Pollan believe that CAFO does not take into consideration when processing meat?

9. What does Pollan feel when a boar is right before him and his gun was not cocked?

10. What does Pollan begin to experience after a day of hunting for a wild boar?

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