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21-Anthropology of the American Diet

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Which German doctor in the 17th century proposed a medical theory that advised
people to eat a balanced diet that included three elements?
a. Howard Zimmerman
b. Paracelsus
c. Adelbert Himmel
d. Phillip Petronella
e. Philomena
f. Phyllis
b. Paracelsus
Which three elements did this German doctor propose to include in a balanced diet?
a. Silver, lead, mercury
b. Gold, lead, mercury
c. Gold, sulfur, salt
d. Mercury, sulfur, salt
e. Mercury, copper, iron
d. Mercury, sulfur, salt
In which century did foods become simpler and salads popular?
a. 15th
b. 16th
c. 17th
d. 18th
e. 19th
c. 17th
Puritans believed that taking part in the pleasures of life was an act of
piety. a. True b. False
a. True
The chief meat source of the South was __.
a. Cow
c. Pig
d. Chicken
c. Pig
In the South ________, ________, and ________ were the major exports to England.
a. Sheep, tobacco, fur
b. Ham, bacon, cotton
c. Whisky, tobacco, cotton
e. Cotton, molasses, sugar
e. Cotton, molasses, sugar
What were the two major commodities that the North imported from Europe?
a. Ham, Cotton
b. Guns, steel
c. Wheat, flour
d. Wheat, lamb
e. None of the above
c. Wheat, flour
The Civil War had a profound effect on the food habits of the people living in the United States, both North and South.
a. True b. False
a. True
During the Civil War ___ became very popular in the North.
a. Port
b. Sheep
c. Whiskey
d. Lamas
e. Buffalo
e. Buffalo
Following the Civil War, lots of "Yankee Carpetbaggers" moved to ___ where there were lots of jobs raising cattle and cheap land to buy.
a. Georgia
b. California
c. Iowa
d. Texas
e. South Carolina
d. Texas
What were the two primary causes for the destruction of the buffalo in the U.S.?
a. The eastern markets for buffalo tongues and the love of buffalo robes.
b. The Native Americans and the European market.
c. The eastern markets for buffalo hooves and the love of buffalo robes.
d. The development of the train and the eastern market for buffalo hooves.
e. None of the above
a. The eastern markets for buffalo hooves and the love of buffalo robes.
______ said that the U.S. is a nation of "consumptionism."
a. Levi Strauss
b. Benjamin Spock
c. Howard Zimmerman
d. John McDonald
e. Samuel Strauss
e. Samuel Strauss
In 1882, ____ was the most popular meat in the U.S.
a. Sheep
b. Pork
c. Buffalo
d. Beef
e. Chicken
b. Pork
When specifically did the era of fast foods begin?
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1960s
d. 1970s
e. 1980s
b. 1950s
Earl Butz's aim was to market cheap meat and also help US farmers make money by growing beef.
a. True b. False
b. False
Today each American gets more than 20% of their total daily calories from
sugar. a. True b. False
a. True
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