The Omnivore's Dilemma Introduction

Michael Pollan reveals his purpose for writing the book in the introduction. It is

• to entertain the audience with stories about farms and food.

• to persuade the readers to eat less meat.

• to inform readers so they can make good food choices true to values.

• to describe the current conditions of the American food crisis.

What does Pollan imply when he writes, "vote with your fork"?

• decide which companies will be successful by trying many types of food.

• Injure the politicians with silverware.

• Use a symbol to protest food and send a message

• Teens can't vote, so use your fork or smart food choices to influence companies and lawmakers.

Pollan uses the image packed cattle, piles of manure and corn in a feedlot to describe a McDonald's "Happy" Meal. What device is Pollan using to reveal to readers the meat industry?

• Exaggeration

• Irony

• Understatement

• Metaphor

Michael Pollan describes the modern omnivore's dilemma as:

• obesity- disease caused by industrial food chain.

• eating only meats, mushrooms, and greens.

• having to pick between convenience and healthy food.

• the knowledge and information to make informed food choices.

Identify the three of the four food chains Pollan follows the book:

• Cage-free

• Local Sustainable

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Industrial

• Farm to Table

Nearly all our food in the grocery stores comes from one food. What is it?

• soy beans

• flour

• potatoes

• corn

• chicken

An image from chapter one described by Pollan is:

• Corn is the bullies the farmers and animals off the farm.

• United States farmland is a tapestry of color and variety.

• Americans look like corn chips on legs.

• The supermarket is really a maze of corn.

Why does corn need people?

• It must be spread by animals and people.

• Corn must be buttered and cooked to be eaten.

• Corn is expensive and must be bought by humans.

• Corn is not popular and needs marketing and advertising.

What is responsible for making corn the king of supermarkets?

• animal feed

• big agribusiness

• farmers

• the corn plant

According to Pollan, what powers the industrial food chain?

• animals

• machines

• consumers

• oil and gasoline