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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 meal was perfect, according to Pollan, not because of the food, but he took part in the ________ and preparation.
(a) Killing.
(b) Spicing.
(c) Choosing.
(d) Arranging.

2. Pollan notes that one of the lessons of hunting for food is _________, and of the relationships between man and food.
(a) Power.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Peace.

3. What is Pollan eating when he attempts to read Peter Singer's book?
(a) Fish.
(b) A salad.
(c) Steak.
(d) McDonald's.

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

5. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?
(a) Horse.
(b) Chimp.
(c) Cow.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.

2. _________ hunters are hugely secretive, according to Pollan's observations.

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

4. What is the name of Peter's Singer's book that informs the beginning of this chapter?

5. The alliance between chefs and small farmers is what helps _____________ flourish.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony that Pollan sees when he is looking over the delicious meal?

2. What are some of the downsides for shopping for local, sustainably grown foods?

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

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

5. What does Salatin suggest stores should do with their food which might make consumers shop differently?

6. Why is there a national eating disorder, according to Pollan's findings?

7. What is Pollan surprised about when he begins to eat the meal that he has prepared?

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

9. What is in the meal that Pollan makes at the end of this section, which he describes as being phenomenal?

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

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