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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Storytelling".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?
(a) 76-78 days.
(b) 60-62 days.
(c) 39-42 days.
(d) 24-26 days.

2. What disease killed Lam Hoi-ka?
(a) AIDS virus.
(b) H5N1 virus.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Ebola.

3. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?
(a) 34%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 14%.
(d) 27%.

4. What work refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans?
(a) Amorphous.
(b) Metamorphic.
(c) Zoonotic.
(d) Catalytic.

5. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?
(a) 12-14 months.
(b) 8-10 years.
(c) 12-14 years.
(d) 3-4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the text refers to the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe?

2. What question did the author's grandmother ask him when he called to tell her his son had been born?

3. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?

4. What was placed on each plate that, in the course of Thanksgiving dinner, the author's family would then transfer to the table as symbols of things they were thankful for?

5. To what does the author compare the turkeys that the Pilgrims may have eaten in comparison with the turkey that we eat today?

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