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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Soybean.
(b) Animal.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Wheat.

2. A new program was introduced to pay the farmers directly for the difference in price between the target and the selling price of ________.
(a) Corn.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Barley.

3. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Soil.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Bean.
(d) Water.

4. Salatin uses the animals to create a _________ system that also bolsters efficiency on the farm.
(a) Embryonic.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Pastoral.
(d) Probiotic.

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

6. How many generations have been at the Salatin farm, all committed to alternative farming?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

7. What does the farmer use to cover the chicken waste in the compost pile?
(a) Soil.
(b) Manure.
(c) Apples.
(d) Wood chips.

8. Pollan looks over the land and it makes him think of _________, which is something marketers now try to sell.
(a) Postcard.
(b) Pastoral.
(c) Family.
(d) Ancient.

9. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.
(a) Salt.
(b) Plant.
(c) Weed.
(d) Rotate.

10. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?
(a) Fertilizers.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Water.
(d) GMOs.

11. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

12. What is the name of the farm that Salatin runs?
(a) Polyface.
(b) Polyfarm.
(c) Polyanna.
(d) Polyjuice.

13. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Calories.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Water.
(d) Energy.

14. 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) Hydrogen.
(c) Potassium.
(d) Phosphorus.

15. What is the underlying foundation of the entire Salatin farm, according to Pollan?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Grass.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.

2. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

3. What helps to reduce evaporation in the fields, and help to produce more carbon for the plants in the farm?

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

5. Salatin is a strong believer in farming in line with one's ___________, as seen in a phone call with Pollan.

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