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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ changed the way that humans ate, and put humans at the top of the food chain.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Stores.
(d) Gathering.

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

3. The early researcher notes that _______ can be the result of situations that remind humans of their animal nature.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Pleasure.

4. What does Pollan not have ready when he is about to take down a boar, causing him to feel ashamed?
(a) Hand position.
(b) Gun.
(c) Hat.
(d) Stance.

5. What is the name of the person that Pollan goes with to deliver the foods to local restaurants?
(a) Art.
(b) Bev.
(c) Bill.
(d) Hugh.

6. Singer argues that a lifetime of __________ for an animal does not justify the pleasure of a man's taste buds.
(a) Revelation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Suffering.

7. A new economy, based on a new way of __________, demands a new kind of eating where people enjoy preparing meals.
(a) Shopping.
(b) Buying.
(c) Farming.
(d) Delivering.

8. Store purchased foods, according to Salatin, do not take into consideration environmental and health ________.
(a) Instructions.
(b) Movements.
(c) Benefits.
(d) Costs.

9. There are parts of the world, Pollan points out, where the only use of the land is for _______, otherwise it would be useless.
(a) Moving.
(b) Display.
(c) Farming.
(d) Grazing.

10. What is Pollan eating when he attempts to read Peter Singer's book?
(a) A salad.
(b) Steak.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Fish.

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

12. How many ways can a person obtain the foods from Salatin's farm?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

13. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?
(a) Cow.
(b) Chimp.
(c) Horse.
(d) Fish.

14. What do Pollan and Garro decide to go out to hunt at the start of the chapter?
(a) Wild boar.
(b) Deer.
(c) Bears.
(d) Squirrel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Americans can develop an eating culture that allows omnivores to eat without _____, according to Pollan, and with full consciousness.

2. What is the name of Peter's Singer's book that informs the beginning of this chapter?

3. Pollan admits that losing ________ does force the human to lose a part of his or her culture as well as his or her nature.

4. Local _______ love Polyface because their products are exceptionally tasty and have more full flavor.

5. What was the primary emotion that Pollan feels when he shoots and kills his first boar?

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