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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?
(a) Government help.
(b) Subsidies.
(c) GMOs.
(d) Water.

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

3. The increased ______ of corn has meant a drop in crop space for other plants, according to Naylor.
(a) Production.
(b) Use.
(c) Planting.
(d) Mutation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

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

3. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?

4. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

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

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