AESC 2050 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History"
occurred about ___________ years ago, with the
_________________.
A. 5,000 / invention of writing
B. 200,000 / start of tool making
C. 200,000 / start of farming
D. 2 million / start of tool making
E. 2 million / invention of writing - ANSWER >>>>A. 5,000
/ invention of writing
The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years ago in
modern day:
A. Canada
B. Peru
C. Ireland
D. Mexico - ANSWER >>>>B. Peru
The average % of annual income spent on food in U.S.
households is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
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E. China - ANSWER >>>>A. less than 10
__________ was the 1st major cash crop in the American
Deep South (~1700 - 1800).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - ANSWER >>>>B. Tobacco
__________ was the 2nd major cash crop in the American
Deep South (~1800 - 1900).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - ANSWER >>>>C. Cotton
What agricultural commodities are most often at the
"heart" of Food Politics?
A. Fresh fruits and Vegetables
B. Dairy products
C. GMO foods
D. Fresh and Frozen Meats
E. Non-perishable storable grain crops - ANSWER >>>>E.
Non-perishable storable grain crops
What did Juanfra DeVillena say was the cultural difference
between Americans and Latinos when it comes to
"personal space"?
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A. American demand much more personal space than
Latinos
B. Latinos demand much more personal space than
Americans
C. Americans are more comfortable than Latinos as
people get closer to them
D. Latinos get very uncomfortable if people do not stay at
least an arm's length away
E. Both feel basically the same about the subject -
ANSWER >>>>A. American demand much more personal
space than Latinos
What book credited with starting the Environmental
Awareness movement in the U.S. in the 1960s?
A. Green Peace
B. Grapes of Wrath
C. Silent Spring
D. Of Mice and Men
E. The Jungle - ANSWER >>>>C. Silent Spring
The macro-nutrient diet of the average American is
dominated by 50% ______________.
A. protein
B. carbohydrate
C. fat
D. vitamins
E. minerals - ANSWER >>>>B. carbohydrate
What percentage (%) of the total USDA budget is devoted
to Nutrition (food assistance) programs?
A. 10
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B. 20
C. 40
D. 60
E. 80 - ANSWER >>>>E. 80
Advertising, especially of a biased or misleading nature,
used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of
view is called _________________ .
A. Advertising
B. Marketing
C. Vulgarity
D. Spin
E. Propaganda - ANSWER >>>>E. Propaganda
Treating an animal with an antibiotic BEFORE it shows
symptoms of an illness is known as Treating:
A. Sub-therapeutically
B. Therapeutically - ANSWER >>>>A. Sub-therapeutically
Crops labeled as ORGANIC are pesticide-free.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER >>>>B. False
Approximately what % of the global population is lactose-
intolerant (their lactase gene has been turned off after
weaning from mother's milk)?
A. 25
B. 33
C. 50
D. 66
E. 80 - ANSWER >>>>D. 66