Take this quiz to examine how much you already know about the factors that affect your food habits. If you cannot answer a question, pay extra attention to that topic as you study this chapter.

  1. Your cultural heritage is learned behavior that is passed from one generation to the next.

  2. Feelings about food depend strictly on how hungry you are.

  3. If a young child behaves well in the grocery store, reward him or her with a lollipop.

  4. A staple food is a food that grows well in a region.

  5. Food biotechnology research only serves to improve food production worldwide.

  6. Politics has no role in food production.

  7. With increased nutrition knowledge, wellness outcomes improve.

  8. Selecting and consuming the “right” foods can cure a disease.