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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. Salatin's is an _________ farm, dedicated to the old agrarian ideas of how things should be grown.
(a) All free.
(b) Alternative.
(c) All inclusive.
(d) Ambient.

2. Pollan argues that ______ should be the basis for a new revolution, since it is what sustains and helps define culture.
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Books.
(c) Food.
(d) Farms.

3. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) Water.
(b) GMOs.
(c) Fertilizers.
(d) Pesticides.

4. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.
(a) GMOs.
(b) Fertilizers.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Organic blends.

5. The local food movement doesn't have to combat ___________; it simply offers an alternative, according to Pollan.
(a) Organic foods.
(b) Disease.
(c) Hunting and gathering.
(d) Industrialization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan and the guests at the dinner achieve the pleasures of the ________, a camaraderie during the meal.

2. Salatin disagrees with the idea that organic food is ___________.

3. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.

4. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.

5. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.

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