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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The grass also gets a chance to ________ when the cattle is moved around.
(a) Die.
(b) Recover.
(c) Grow.
(d) Move.

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

4. _______ was mass produced because of all of the corn that was grown at the time of the alcohol period in the country.
(a) Vermouth.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

5. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.
(a) Farm.
(b) Row.
(c) Pasture.
(d) Pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

2. Salatin's ______ invented many of the methods of farming that are used on the farm today.

3. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?

4. Salatin doesn't follow the USDA guidelines by processing his _________ in an open air building without any walls.

5. Pollan argues that Salatin's method of farming is far more efficient in terms of _________ to produce calories.

(see the answer key)

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