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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 is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?
(a) The hunter-gatherer chain.
(b) The organic chain.
(c) The industrial chain.
(d) The dairy market.

2. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Pollution.
(b) Oil wells.
(c) Food supplies.
(d) Energy.

3. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?
(a) Gerald Ford.
(b) Earl Butz.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Ed Burrow.

4. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Issue.
(b) Boozefest.
(c) Economy.
(d) Republic.

5. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.
(a) Horse.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Koala.
(d) Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What takes corn meal, corn starch, and corn sweetener to make?

2. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

3. What is the name of the development lab that Pollan visits in order to learn more about corn?

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

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

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