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Food, Inc.

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the McDonald's brothers revolutionize the fast food industry?

a)

They were just so popular

b)

Cheaper and healthier

c)

Making the food cheaper

d)

Factory System / Assembly Line

2.

How many companies control the majority of meat available for purchase?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

3.

How many days is it used to 'grow' a chicken? How many now?

a)

3 months

b)

5 months

c)

9 months

4.

What is the majority of food made from?

a)

sugars

b)

corn

c)

grain

d)

wheat

5.

What does CAFO stand for?

a)

Something something something

b)

Canada Fun Ops.

c)

California Farm Operations

d)

Contained Animal Feeding Operation

6.

Who is the director of "Food, Inc."

a)

Robert Kenner

b)

Robert Downey Jr

c)

Robin Roberts

d)

Robert Roberts

7.

Who has a staff of 75 people devoted to suing and prosecuting farmers?

a)

Kirkland

b)

Mansanto

c)

Johnson & Johnson

d)

Quicksilver

8.

True or False: It costs more to eat healthy than it does to eat badly.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: The little boy Kevin died from the Ecoli virus after eating a hamburger contaminated with it.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: The workers pick up the chickens at night because they give less resistance.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who was responsible for bringing a factory type system to the fast food industry?

a)

The Wendy's Brothers

b)

The Mc Donald Brothers

c)

The Burger King Brothers

d)

The Chic Filet Brothers

e)

The Taco Bell Brothers

12.

Who is the largest purchaser of ground beef in the United States?

a)

Mc Donalds

b)

Arby's

c)

Giant

d)

Acme

e)

Walmart

13.

How are birds raised and slaugtered in 2008 different then 1950?

a)

The chickens are made smaller and slaughtered sooner.

b)

The chickens are made bigger and slaughtered later.

c)

The chickens are made smaller and slaughtered later.

d)

The chickens are made bigger and slaughtered sooner.

e)

None of the above

14.

If cows are designated to eat grass, then why are they fed corn?

a)

The corn fights diseases.

b)

So they get smaller and get slaughtered later.

c)

So that they get fatter faster and slaughtered to be sold.

d)

None of the above

15.

Are farmers allowed to to keep seeds produced from patented crops (seed cleaning) that they purchased from Monsanto?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

What happens if farmers keep clean seeds?

a)

Monsanto hurts them and takes all their money.

b)

Monsanto finds them and kills them.

c)

Investigators are sent out and farmers get sued until they comply to Monsanto.

d)

None of the above