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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the text refers to the urge to project human experience onto other animals?
(a) Anthropocentrism.
(b) Anthropodeism.
(c) Anthropomonism.
(d) Anthropomorphism.

2. What percentage of American households have at least one pet?
(a) 95%.
(b) 67%.
(c) 63%.
(d) 24%.

3. By what title does the author refer to his grandmother?
(a) The Greatest Chef Who Ever Lived.
(b) The Woman in the Chef's Hat.
(c) The Greatest Grandma Ever.
(d) The Savior of the Kitchen.

4. When was the polar bear Knut born?
(a) September 3, 2003.
(b) December 5, 2006.
(c) July 7, 2007.
(d) March 12, 1999.

5. About how many animals are housed at the Berlin zoo today?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 10,000.

6. Over how many land animals are slaughtered for food every year in America?
(a) 1 billion.
(b) 5 billion.
(c) 16 billion.
(d) 10 billion.

7. What is the approximate annual budget of Farm Sanctuary?
(a) $4 million.
(b) $6 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $2 million.

8. In what states does the author's activist friend "C" say shew grew up?
(a) New York and California.
(b) Iowa and Idaho.
(c) Arkansas and Louisiana.
(d) Wisconsin and Texas.

9. What did the author's grandmother's family have every Friday to eat?
(a) Muffins.
(b) Mashed potatoes.
(c) Ice cream sundaes.
(d) Pancakes.

10. What animal scientist evaluated the cognitive abilities of pigs by training them to play a video game?
(a) Dr. Frank Reese.
(b) Dr. Keith Thomas.
(c) Dr. Lesley Rogers.
(d) Dr. Stanley Curtis.

11. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?
(a) Coleman, Nebraska.
(b) Hart, Idaho.
(c) Postville, Iowa.
(d) Evansville, Indiana.

12. What beverage did the author's grandmother often push him to drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Milk.
(c) Coke.
(d) Orange juice.

13. The author claims in "George" that no one ever had a plush toy shaped like what?
(a) A house.
(b) A tree.
(c) A rock.
(d) A boy.

14. According to the UN, the livestock sector is responsible for what percent of greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) 9%.
(b) 42%.
(c) 18%.
(d) 76%.

15. How much flower does the author describe finding in the basement of his 90-year-old grandmother's home?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?

2. What dog breed was the principal food species of the Aztecs?

3. What ancient Greek physician praised dog meat as a source of strength?

4. How large is the Farm Sanctuary extension that was founded in northern California?

5. What did the author change his college major to in his sophomore year?

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