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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 212c.
(b) California penal code 812a.
(c) California penal code 597e.
(d) California penal code 359b.

2. Through what war did the author's grandmother barely survive?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Vietnam War.

3. What were the author's grandmother's first words upon seeing his son?
(a) "My child."
(b) "Praise God."
(c) "My revenge."
(d) "My love."

4. Shrimp trawling accounts for what percentage of global bycatch?
(a) 56%.
(b) 33%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 12%.

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

6. Where was the author living when he and his wife came upon George?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Detroit.

7. To what topic does the author compare that of eating animals in "Eating Animals"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Politics.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Music.

8. Where are dogs still eaten to overcome bad luck?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Republic of Congo.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) France.

9. What does the author call the bread of his people's affliction?
(a) Matzo.
(b) Pita.
(c) Challah.
(d) Pumpernickel.

10. What is the approximate annual budget of Farm Sanctuary?
(a) $6 million.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $4 million.

11. What ancient Greek physician praised dog meat as a source of strength?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Aristotle.

12. What one recipe does the author describe his grandmother making when he grew up?
(a) Chicken and carrots.
(b) Rice pudding.
(c) Lemon custard pie.
(d) Roast beef with potatoes.

13. 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 put it in her backpack.
(b) She slit its neck.
(c) She gave it antibiotics.
(d) She gave it grain.

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

15. According to the UN, the livestock sector is responsible for what percent of greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) 9%.
(b) 76%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 18%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is the Farm Sanctuary extension that was founded in northern California?

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

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

4. In what states does the author's activist friend "C" say shew grew up?

5. How old does the author say he was when his family fostered a cousin's dog and he kicked it?

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