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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. By what name does the author refer to the USDA inspector at Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Jeb.
(b) Doc.
(c) Frank.
(d) Sal.

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

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

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

5. What word from the text refers to the urge to project human experience onto other animals?
(a) Anthropomorphism.
(b) Anthropocentrism.
(c) Anthropomonism.
(d) Anthropodeism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most eaten fish in the United States?

2. At about what age is the modern broiler chicken killed?

3. What kind of meat did the farmer bring to the author's grandmother when she was starving at the end of the war?

4. How many residents live in Brevig Mission?

5. What tactics are used to ensure that farmed chickens produce eggs year-round?

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