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

2. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.
(a) Hunter-gatherer.
(b) Plentiful.
(c) Organic.
(d) Industrialized.

3. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?
(a) General Mills.
(b) Birds Eye.
(c) Ralston Purina.
(d) Monsanto.

4. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?
(a) Animals.
(b) Culture.
(c) Taste.
(d) Memory.

5. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?
(a) FSA.
(b) HSA.
(c) New Deal.
(d) FFA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?

2. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.

3. The Naylor farm has turned from a diverse farm to one that has become a _________ production mecca.

4. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.

5. Who introduced the idea of using corn to the English settlers?

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