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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight through Chapter Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Weather.
(c) Hybridization.
(d) Drought.

2. Many of the products at the health store where Pollan shops contain foods from the _________ food chain.
(a) Industrial.
(b) Grass.
(c) Local farmer.
(d) Organic.

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

4. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.
(a) Fertilized.
(b) Spread.
(c) Growing.
(d) Pollinated.

5. Salatin pushes for the right to opt out of ____________ of his farm, according to the book.
(a) Industrialization.
(b) Government protection.
(c) Colonization.
(d) USDA rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?

2. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?

3. The lack of a food _______ is something that causes humans to be susceptible to food fads.

4. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.

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

(see the answer key)

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