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Michael Pollan
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Michael Pollan
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Nebraska.

2. What is the ingredient that is broken into glucose and sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup?
(a) Corn meal.
(b) Corn starch.
(c) Corn mallow.
(d) Corn husks.

3. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.
(a) Change the names of.
(b) Supersize.
(c) Add contests to.
(d) Add nutrients.

4. _________ Farm started out as a small farm that sold pre-bagged salad mix, according to the book.
(a) Greenworks.
(b) Earthbound.
(c) Earthville.
(d) Waterworks.

5. What is the process by which corn is changed into different parts?
(a) Dry dock.
(b) Wet substrate.
(c) Dry mill.
(d) Wet mill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What store does Pollan go to in order to begin creating a store-purchased organic meal?

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

4. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.

5. By _______, the government became involved in the organic market, as it sought to define what it meant to be organic.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three different parts of the food chain that Pollan follows in this book?

2. What indicates a higher ratio of corn being eaten in a human's diet?

3. Why do humans have the problem of the omnivore's dilemma, according to Pollan?

4. Describe the Salatin farm as Pollan views it in the book from his experiences visiting there.

5. What is another impact of the push for corn in farming, related to another type of industrialized food supply?

6. What are some of the other creatures and ingredients that are a part of the picture of the natural cow eating the natural grass?

7. What does a person need to know in order to succeed with grass farming?

8. What is the history of Polyface Farm, according to the book?

9. Why are the chicken pens slowly moved around the pasture during the day?

10. What does Pollan point out is the start of any of the foods in the food chain, which came as a surprise to him?

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