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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a bad corn year, the food industry might use __________ as a replacement in many foods.
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Salt.
(d) Baking soda.

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

3. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Soil.
(b) Bean.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Water.

4. Wallerstein originally worked for a _______ where he learned he could entice people to buy more with larger sizes.
(a) Library.
(b) Movie theater.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) University.

5. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Farm.
(c) Organics.
(d) Health benefits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan points out that the Republic of _______ exists today because of all of the excess corn in the market.

2. Many of the products at the health store where Pollan shops contain foods from the _________ food chain.

3. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?

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

5. To combat the human end of the imperfect system, marketers add ______ to their raw product -- making it a novelty.

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