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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Influence/Speechlessness" – "Pieces of Shit".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would the author's grandmother not eat the meat that was brought to her by the farmer at the end of the war?
(a) It was rotten.
(b) She did not eat meat.
(c) It was not kosher.
(d) She did not trust him.

2. Through what war did the author's grandmother barely survive?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

3. What prominent animal physiologist discovered the lateralization of avian brains?
(a) Dr. Stanley Curtis.
(b) Dr. Lesley Rogers.
(c) Dr. Keith Thomas.
(d) Dr. Frank Reese.

4. What did the author's grandmother's family always eat for Shabbat?
(a) Chicken and soup with noodles.
(b) Rice with sauteed vegetables.
(c) Roasted turkey.
(d) Potatoe pancakes.

5. The author states in the opening of the book that Americans choose to eat less than what percentage of known edible food on the planet?
(a) 25%.
(b) .25%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "H" stand for when naming viruses such as H1 and H3?

2. What word from the text refers to the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe?

3. On what day of the week does the author claim he became a dog person?

4. What kind of bread does the author recall eating at his grandmother's house every weekend as a child?

5. In how many U.S. states is it legal to eat dog?

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