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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In how many U.S. states is it legal to eat dog?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 44.

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

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

5. What kind of bread does the author recall eating at his grandmother's house every weekend as a child?
(a) Dutch Crunch.
(b) Pumpernickel.
(c) Challah.
(d) Pita.

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

7. What did the author change his college major to in his sophomore year?
(a) History.
(b) Biology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Psychology.

8. How many journalists came to Knut's public debut?
(a) 25.
(b) 400.
(c) 250.
(d) 100.

9. How old does the author say he was when his family fostered a cousin's dog and he kicked it?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

10. At about what age is the modern broiler chicken killed?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) One year.

11. How many more times in volume of greenhouse gases do omnivores contribute than vegans?
(a) Two times the volume.
(b) Three times the volume.
(c) Seven times the volume.
(d) Five times the volume.

12. Of what ethno-religious heritage does the author descend?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Sikh.
(d) Amish.

13. When was the polar bear Knut born?
(a) March 12, 1999.
(b) July 7, 2007.
(c) December 5, 2006.
(d) September 3, 2003.

14. 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) 75%.
(c) .25%.
(d) 1%.

15. In what states does the author's activist friend "C" say shew grew up?
(a) Wisconsin and Texas.
(b) Iowa and Idaho.
(c) Arkansas and Louisiana.
(d) New York and California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the author's grandmother's first words upon seeing his son?

2. Whom does the author claim said that quitting smoking is among the easiest things one can do?

3. When was Farm Sanctuary founded?

4. At about what weight are farmed pigs usually slaughtered?

5. Shrimp trawling accounts for what percentage of global bycatch?

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