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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author claim said that quitting smoking is among the easiest things one can do?
(a) Tom Robbins.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What question did the author's grandmother ask him when he called to tell her his son had been born?
(a) She asked whether the labor was easy.
(b) She asked if he had hair.
(c) She asked how much he weighed.
(d) She asked what his length was.

3. Approximately how many chickens does Tyson Foods slaughter each year?
(a) 1.6 billion.
(b) 6.3 billion.
(c) 2.2 billion.
(d) 1.2 billion.

4. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?
(a) Postville, Iowa.
(b) Evansville, Indiana.
(c) Hart, Idaho.
(d) Coleman, Nebraska.

5. By what title does the author refer to his grandmother?
(a) The Savior of the Kitchen.
(b) The Woman in the Chef's Hat.
(c) The Greatest Chef Who Ever Lived.
(d) The Greatest Grandma Ever.

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

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

8. What dog breed was the principal food species of the Aztecs?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Doberman.
(c) Mexican Hairless.
(d) Brazilian Terrier.

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

10. 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) 1%.
(c) .25%.
(d) 75%.

11. What does CFE stand for?
(a) Concentrated Field Expert.
(b) Common Farming Entities.
(c) Concentrated Farming Entities.
(d) Common Farming Exemptions.

12. What did the author's activist friend "C" do when they discovered a crippled and dying turkey chick in the farm they stole into at night?
(a) She slit its neck.
(b) She put it in her backpack.
(c) She gave it grain.
(d) She gave it antibiotics.

13. When the author first crept onto a farm in the middle of the night, he carried with him a copy of what California penal code?
(a) California penal code 812a.
(b) California penal code 212c.
(c) California penal code 359b.
(d) California penal code 597e.

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

15. What does PETA stand for?
(a) Petitioners for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
(b) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
(c) People for Empathetic Treatment for All.
(d) Providers of the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Man and the Natural World?

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

3. How long did the sheep live that the founder of Farm Sanctuary saved from a downer pile at the Lancaster stockyard?

4. Shrimp account for what percentage of global seafood by weight?

5. According to the UN, the livestock sector is responsible for what percent of greenhouse gas emissions?

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