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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Words/Meaning" – "Hiding/Seeking".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

2. What was the immediate impetus that led the author to write Eating Animals?
(a) His second marriage.
(b) Becoming a father.
(c) His promotion to health director.
(d) His father's death.

3. When was Farm Sanctuary founded?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1986.

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

5. 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?
(a) .25%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the author claim he became a dog person?

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

3. About how many species of animals are housed at the Berlin zoo?

4. When was the polar bear Knut born?

5. How many more times in volume of greenhouse gases do omnivores contribute than vegans?

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