AESC Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
US Farm Bill Correct Answer-Legislation that deals with many aspects
of the production and sale of farm-raised commodity crops.
Influences on US Agriculture Correct Answer-1. Mega-Food Companies
2. Restaurants Chains & Big Box Food Retailers
3. Consumers
4. The U.S. Government
The US government spends 4 trillion dollars on: Correct Answer-3
trillion on mandatory spending and 1 trillion on discretionary spending
FARM Bill Correct Answer-the primary agricultural and food policy
tool of the US federal government
- broad omnibus (covers a number of diverse and/or unrelated topics)
bills
- reauthorize every 5 years
religion Correct Answer-the belief in and worship of a superhuman
controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
- key word is controlling power over the world**
- supernatural component
diet definitions Correct Answer-- science: the kinds of foods a person,
animal, or community habitually eats
,- common: a special course of food to which one restricts oneself with
the goal of weight loss, health, or personal belief
religiously Correct Answer-with consistent and conscientious regularity
- automatically
Which religion does NOT allow the consumption of seafood, unless it
has fins and scales? Correct Answer-Judaism
Use of food in religious practices include: Correct Answer-all the above:
- abstaining from consuming certain foods and drinks,
- forbidding the consumption of certain foods and drinks,
- restrict foods and drinks during their holy days,
- associate dietary and food preparation practices with rituals of the faith
This religion uses the analogy of food consumption as a substitute for
absorbing a deity into one's self (aka the Eucharist): Correct Answer-
Christianity
The term "Halal" is associated with: Correct Answer-Islam
The principle of Ahimsa (non-violence or harmlessness) impacts food
consumption in: Correct Answer-Buddhism
,Religion often makes the consumption of food a(n) __________ issue.
Correct Answer-moral
Proselytizing Correct Answer-attempting to convert people from one
belief or faith to another
People on this diet can eat meat occasionally: Correct Answer-flexitarian
People on this diet do not eat animal flesh (i.e., meat), except for fish:
Correct Answer-pescatarian
Raw Vegans/ Raw Food Dieters do not consume food that has been
_______________ Correct Answer-heated above 115 degrees F
This vegetarian diet emphasizes consumption of Asian Vegetables (e.g.,
seaweed): Correct Answer-macrobiotic
basic principles of religion Correct Answer-- Belief in something sacred
(for example, gods or other supernatural beings).
- A distinction between sacred and profane objects.
Ritual acts focused on sacred objects.
- A moral code believed to have a sacred or supernatural basis.
- Characteristically religious feelings (awe, sense of mystery, sense of
guilt, adoration), which tend to be aroused in the presence of sacred
objects and during the practice of ritual.
, Why are food an religion so closely related? Correct Answer-because
food is
- essential for life
- intimate object that becomes part of us
- associated with human creation story
- early human society leaders understood the importance of connecting
food supply with religion
Most popular religions in the world Correct Answer-1. Christianity: 2.2
billion
2. Islam (Muslim): 1.6 million
3. Hinduism: 1 billion
4. Non-religious: 1 billion
5. Buddhism: 500 million
10. Judaism: 15 million
Culture is made up of: Correct Answer-All of the above:
-rituals and language
-customs and beliefs
-clothing and food
-thoughts and values
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