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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humans also overcame their _________ in plants through cooking, grinding, or soaking the foods.
(a) Appetites.
(b) Stagnation.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Defenses.

2. Pollan notes that one of the lessons of hunting for food is _________, and of the relationships between man and food.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Power.
(d) Peace.

3. Pollan notes that the last meal serves as a reminder of the fact that eating industrially lets people _________ the massive total cost of the food they eat.
(a) Add to.
(b) Forget.
(c) Avoid.
(d) Supplement.

4. America does not have consistent eating _______, which is what has caused a national eating disorder.
(a) Boundaries.
(b) Rations.
(c) Rules.
(d) Guidelines.

5. __________ is another tool that humans use to decide if a food is good to eat, which helps to avoid foods that smell rotten.
(a) Disgust.
(b) Revulsion.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Humans, when faced with a new _______, often take a small amount and wait for the results.

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

3. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?

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. The pastures are filled with native grasses that actually benefit from ____________.

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