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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. The author asserts that in his family's tradition, food serves two purposes. It nourishes and it does what?
(a) Soothes weary spirits.
(b) Gives you groundedness.
(c) Calms the soul.
(d) It helps you remember.

2. What percentage of American households have at least one pet?
(a) 24%.
(b) 63%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 67%.

3. Who is the author of Man and the Natural World?
(a) William Ross Warren.
(b) Andrew Stevenson.
(c) Sir Charles Andrews.
(d) Sir Keith Thomas.

4. What word from the book refers to someone who attempts to convert or recruit someone?
(a) Antagonists.
(b) Aggrandizers.
(c) Proselytizers.
(d) Arsonists.

5. Approximately how many chickens arrive at the slaughterhouse with freshly broken bones as a result of rough treatment and bad genetics?
(a) 40%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prominent animal physiologist discovered the lateralization of avian brains?

2. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?

3. Where was the author living when he and his wife came upon George?

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

5. Why would the author's grandmother not eat the meat that was brought to her by the farmer at the end of the war?

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