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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 is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.
(a) Horses.
(b) Family.
(c) World view.
(d) Season cycle.

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

3. The alliance between chefs and small farmers is what helps _____________ flourish.
(a) Cooking schools.
(b) Schools.
(c) Grocery stores.
(d) Local economies.

4. As the food companies produced more corn, they create more _________ as it is cheaper than sugar.
(a) Artificial sweeteners.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) High fructose corn syrup.
(d) Corn oil.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To help combat how much a person can eat, the food industry has created ________ starch that can allow people to eat more.

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

4. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

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

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