Hunter/Gatherer Food Chain

Michael Pollan had never hunted before writing "The Omnivore's Dilemma".

• true
• False

Michael Pollan was successful the first time he went hunting.

• true
• false

When Pollan killed his first pig, he initially felt (select all that apply)

• sorrow
• remorse
• thankfulness
• absolutely terrific
• pride

What emotion did Pollan expect to feel immediately but did not?

• remorse/sorrow
• excitement
• anger
• pride

Why did Pollan think it was more disturbing to gut a pig than a chicken?

• the pig's internal organ reminded him of human organs
• he hated chickens
• he didn't have experience gutting a chicken
• the stench disturbed him

After looking at the pictures Angelo sent Pollan, how did Pollan feel?

• very happy
• very proud
• ashamed over his initial feeling of joy
• indifferent/didn't care

What does Pollan say hunters need to be aware of?

• the laws regarding pig hunting
• the seriousness of what they are doing
• pigs are endangered and shouldn't be hunted
• hunting should be banned

What was the main course of the Hunter Gatherer meal?

• Wild California pig
• Wild California fava beans
• Wild California fried mushrooms
• Egg fettuccini

After reading the book, what is the ratio of new vegetarians to new carnivores?

• the number of new vegetarians is less than the number of new carnivores
• the number of new vegetarians is more than the number of new carnivores
• the number of new vegetarians is balanced out by the number of new carnivores
• the number of new vegetarians has steadily declined

What was the reasons the author went through all the trouble to create the hunter-gatherer "perfect" meal?

• He enjoyed cooking and creating the different meals for his guests
• One of the men who helped him said that, "this food will make everyone at the table happy, guaranteed."
• He wanted to show a gesture of thanks to the people who helped him on his adventure and honor food by wasting as little of it as possible.
• He needed to prove to his family he could make a meal completely on his own.