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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author claims that Bill, Paul, Nicolette, and Frank are the kind of people that the president should consult when selecting what?

3. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?

4. What is another term used to refer to the 1918 flu epidemic?

5. What company did Diane and Marlene Halverson found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the genetic engineering in broiler foul in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

2. What is Bill Niman's response to Bruce Friedrich's transcript in the book?

3. Discuss Bill Niman's history. What led him to establish Niman Ranch?

4. How does the author describe the workers and working conditions of chicken slaughterhouses?

5. What infections are common in factory-farmed poultry? How common are they?

6. Describe the different points in processing where contamination often occurs.

7. Who is Lam Hoi-ka and why is he significant?

8. How does the author describe the setup of the second farm he visited with C in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

9. How is the concept of nature developed as a theme in Eating Animals?

10. What estimates does the WHO provide regarding future pandemics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the organization PETA. When was PETA founded? What is PETA's mission? What are acts of protest that have been performed by the members of PETA? What changes has PETA enacted? How?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the life of a broiler chicken in an industrial farm. Where would the chicken be born? Where would it grow up? What would its surrounding be like? How long would it live? What would the conditions of its life be like?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the damages incurred by industrial mass fishing. What is referred to as "bycatch" and why is bycatch important? How many different species become bycatch in tuna fishing? How does the shrimping industry impact the environment?

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