Food, Inc Movie Quiz
Test your knowledge of the concepts covered in the movie Food, Inc.
- 1.Since the early days of the meat industry, how has agribusiness modified animals?
- A.
Today, animals are more sickly and diseased than they once were.
- B.
Animals such as cows can get diseases like E. Coli.
- C.
Farmers raise animals to be fatter and larger than they would be naturally.
- D.
Agribusiness has made animals healthier and less prone to diseases due to genetic modification.
- E.
In the early days of the meat industry, animals were healthier as well as skinnier.
- 2.The FDA is heavily involved in stopping food corporations that distribute diseased meat to the public.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What food company has patented many genetically modified seeds, such as soybeans, and sues farmers if they use other seeds?
- A.
Kevin's Law
- B.
Purdue
- C.
Cargill
- D.
Monsanto
- E.
Roundup-Ready
- 4.Which of the following (may be more than 1 answer) are negative environmental effects of today's meat industry?
- A.
E. Coli can be found not only in meat, but also in fruit products like spinach and apple juice.
- B.
Pollution from factories is "toxifying" the air and water.
- C.
The food industry uses a lot of petroleum, which uses up a lot of fossil fuels.
- D.
Pesticides and chemicals run off into water, which pollutes it.
- E.
The meat industry is using up too much land, causing lack of prime agricultural land.
- 5.In a natural environment, cows will eat grass. However, the meat industry is feeding them corn. What effect does this have on the cows? (May be more than 1 answer)
- A.
Cows grow fatter, faster.
- B.
Cows have shortened lifespans.
- C.
Cows suffer from illnesses such as salmonella because their systems can't digest the corn.
- D.
Cows get a strain of antibiotic-resistant E. Coli from the corn.
- E.
Cows become resistant to antibiotics, so if they get a disease, they cannot be cured.
- 6.What organization helps the government handle the process of food regulation?
- A.
NAFTA (North American Farmers' Trade Association)
- B.
FDA (Food and Drug Association)
- C.
IRRI (International Rice Research Institute)
- D.
USDA (US Department of Agriculture)
- E.
Choice B and D
- F.
None of the above. The government relies on policing within the company.
- 7.Which of the following is NOT an effect of agribusiness on small farmers?
- A.
Farmers are allowed to experiment with different types of seeds to report their findings back to the companies.
- B.
Farmers are in debt because the food companies force them to upgrade when they don't have the money.
- C.
Small farmers are out of business because a few large companies control the industry.
- D.
Farmers face pressure to raise animals in enclosed, dark environments that can hold more animals.
- E.
None of the above. All of them are effects of agribusiness.
- 8.If Kevin's Law is successfully passed, the USDA will have the power to shut down food companies that are selling unhealthy or diseased food.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.If people step up and demand better food, the agribusiness industry will change to meet the demands.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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