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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. What did the author's grandmother describe filling her pants with when she was young during the war?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Peas.
(d) Potatoes.

2. About how many species of animals are housed at the Berlin zoo?
(a) 700.
(b) 350.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 2,000.

3. What word from the text refers to the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe?
(a) Anthropocentrism.
(b) Anthropomonism.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Anthropodeism.

4. What British naturalist wrote of a pig who could open gates in 1789?
(a) Frank Reese.
(b) Gilbert White.
(c) Gene Gaur.
(d) Sir Keith Thomas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many residents live in Brevig Mission?

2. 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?

3. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?

4. Shrimp trawling accounts for what percentage of global bycatch?

5. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?

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