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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.

2. Activists appear to look at the __________ animal, which is not applicable to the natural world.

3. Supporting farms help animals to have safer lives than they might have in the ________, according to Pollan.

4. _________ changed the way that humans ate, and put humans at the top of the food chain.

5. Pollan notes that one of the lessons of hunting for food is _________, and of the relationships between man and food.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pollan begin to realize as he is preparing for his hunter's license?

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

4. Why is Bev having troubles getting his eggs into stores and into the market?

5. What does Pollan suggest that our intelligence allows a person to do that an animal cannot?

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

7. Why does Salatin disagree with the argument that organic food costs too much?

8. What does Pollan point out about the loss of meat in one's diet?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The government doesn't encourage off the grid and natural farming, according to Pollan and Salatin's discussion.

Part 1: Why wouldn't the government encourage a more efficient way of farming?

Part 2: How do industrial farmers help the government?

Part 3: What might happen if the government supported farmers like Salatin?

Essay Topic 2

There is a form of corn that is lower in quality than the corn in many foods, and it is fed to the animals.

Part 1: Do you think that lower quality food should be served to animals?

Part 2: Why do you think there is so much extra corn that can be used without any concern for quality?

Part 3: How do you think the farmers might be able to provide better quality feed for their animals?

Essay Topic 3

The food industry, according to Pollan, relies on two imperfect natural systems - the farm and the human.

Part 1: What do you think might create a more perfect system for farming?

Part 2: Is it even possible to have a perfect system for farming?

Part 3: Do you think the farms or the humans are more to blame for the troubles in the food chain right now?

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