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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of agriculture do Bill and Nicolette Niman supoprt?
(a) Extensive agriculture
(b) Pasture-based agriculture.
(c) Arable agriculture.
(d) Factory farming.

3. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?
(a) 34%.
(b) 27%.
(c) 53%.
(d) 14%.

4. What is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Automobile accidents.

5. Temple Grandin's most recent estimates of cattle slaughter indicate that what percentage of cattle are unable to be rendered unconscious prior to processing?
(a) 1 in 5.
(b) 2 in 3.
(c) 1 in 4.
(d) 2 in 5.

6. What does the term "dead-end animals" mean?
(a) They are unable to walk.
(b) They have died.
(c) They are headed to slaughter.
(d) They cannot reproduce.

7. How long (at the time of the book's publication) has it been since the last pandemic?
(a) Over 50 years.
(b) About 25 years.
(c) Over 40 years.
(d) About 16 years.

8. What is the population of Balinas, California?
(a) 145.
(b) 7,200.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 4,673.

9. What tool is used to stun or kill cattle when they are processed?
(a) A knocking gun.
(b) A hammer peal.
(c) An electric bath.
(d) An anesthesia injection.

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

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

12. What are Niman Ranch's annual revenues estimated to be (at the time of the book's publication)?
(a) $400 million.
(b) $200 million.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $100 million.

13. What cow did Michael Pollan purchase and follow its life?
(a) #623.
(b) #534.
(c) #254.
(d) #12.

14. What does Nicolette Niman say is the one thing their ranch does that she is uncomfortable with?
(a) Administering antibiotics.
(b) De-budding.
(c) Branding.
(d) Castration.

15. Approximately how many gallons of blood does a cow have?
(a) 3.4 gallons.
(b) 5.5 gallons.
(c) 6.3 gallons.
(d) 4.6 gallons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?

2. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?

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

4. Who runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

5. Who is the cofounder of Heritage Foods that put the author in touch with the owner of Paradise Locker Meats?

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