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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Temple Grandin conduct an industrywide audit and conclude that the vast majority of slaughterhouses were unable to regularly render cattle unconscious with a single blow?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1996.

2. The author claims that Bill, Paul, Nicolette, and Frank are the kind of people that the president should consult when selecting what?
(a) A secretary of ethics.
(b) A secretary of state.
(c) A secretary of agriculture.
(d) A secretary of justice.

3. What work refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans?
(a) Catalytic.
(b) Amorphous.
(c) Zoonotic.
(d) Metamorphic.

4. Who has been the leading scientist investigating energy usage in food production, according to Bill Niman?
(a) David Pimentel.
(b) R. K. Pachauri.
(c) Mario Fantasma.
(d) Dr. Aaron Gross.

5. How old was Lam Hoi-ka when he died?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

6. Approximately how many pounds of antibiotics are given to humans each year in the U.S.?
(a) 2 million pounds.
(b) 1 million pounds.
(c) 3 million pounds.
(d) 50,000 pounds.

7. The situation of plants being unable to render cattle unconscious before processing has improved, according to Temple Grandin, largely due to audits demanded by whom?
(a) Fast-food companies.
(b) Grocery stores.
(c) Government agencies.
(d) International animal rights organizations.

8. What is another term used to refer to the 1918 flu epidemic?
(a) A factory explosion.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) Polio.
(d) The Spanish flu.

9. What is America's hog-factory-rich state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) South Dakota.

10. Where did the word "influenza" originate?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

11. By what name does the author refer to the USDA inspector at Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Sal.
(b) Jeb.
(c) Doc.
(d) Frank.

12. How far is the drive Bolinas from San Francisco?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

13. What does the NDC stand for?
(a) The National Dietary Council.
(b) The Network of Dietary Clinicians.
(c) The National Dairy Council.
(d) National Disease Control.

14. Who is the owner of Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Gilbert White.
(b) Mario Fantasma.
(c) Patrick Martins.
(d) Frank Reese.

15. When did Johan Hultin arrive in Brevig Mission?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1959.
(d) 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the source of the 1918 flu pandemic?

2. What does the author say recently happened to Bill Niman just before the publication of this book?

3. What solution was underway for Frank Reese and his slaughterhouse situation?

4. According to government estimages obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, approximately how many chickens go alive and conscious into the scalding tank?

5. What livestock industry is, according to the author, by far the most ethically impressive segment of the meat industry?

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