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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bev notes that he only has to sell the idea of the ______ in order to sell the higher priced food.
(a) Farm.
(b) Health benefits.
(c) Fertilizer.
(d) Organics.

2. Pollan begins to understand that eating the meat is the final act of the __________.
(a) Hunt.
(b) Book.
(c) Journey.
(d) Meal.

3. ________ help pair foods that complement one another not just in flavor, but in use as well.
(a) Meal plans.
(b) Medicine men.
(c) Cuisines.
(d) Dieticians.

4. Who did Pollan ask for a detailed account of what happens when a steer is processed?
(a) Auditor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Friend.
(d) Manager.

5. Bev sells to _______ worried about their children, and for those choosing to opt out of the industrial system.
(a) Young brothers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Young fathers.
(d) Young mothers.

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

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

8. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?
(a) Mushroom.
(b) Algae.
(c) Salt.
(d) Seaweed.

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

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

11. What does Pollan do with Garro, even though he has to turn away from disgust at one point?
(a) Clean his gun.
(b) Eviscerate the boar.
(c) Eat a piece of flesh.
(d) Paint his face.

12. As ________ has become popular, animal rights activists have been highlighting the unethical treatment of animals.
(a) Inclusion.
(b) Flexitarianism.
(c) Vegetarianism.
(d) Meat eating.

13. Humans, when faced with a new _______, often take a small amount and wait for the results.
(a) Food.
(b) Decision.
(c) Book.
(d) Person.

14. Pollan doesn't feel the same about the picture a few months later and wonders which emotion is more accurate - the happiness or the ________.
(a) Terror.
(b) Shame.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Anger.

15. It is not uncommon today to have all family members eating ___________ at different times.
(a) Bland foods.
(b) Different foods.
(c) The same foods.
(d) Easy to digest foods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The tart is made with _________ from Pollan's neighbor's garden as a dessert.

3. Pollan has never ________ before he begins the new opportunity to learn about food chains.

4. What is the number of the steer that Pollan has picked out for his meal?

5. Activists appear to look at the __________ animal, which is not applicable to the natural world.

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