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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Iowa.

2. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Cheap.
(d) High quality.

3. Synthetic _______, invented by Fritz Haber as a side effect of his work on bombs in Germany, meant that crops could be grown without care about the amount of this substance on the Earth.
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Potassium.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Phosphorus.

4. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Source.
(b) Book.
(c) Idea.
(d) Religion.

5. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Farm.
(b) Camp.
(c) Forest.
(d) Supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

2. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.

3. Pollan points out during the book that omnivores face a __________ when they eat today.

4. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?

5. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?

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