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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who founded Farm Sanctuary?
(a) Bill and Nicolette Niman.
(b) Gene Gaur and Lorri Houson.
(c) Keith Thomas.
(d) Frank Reese.

5. When was Farm Sanctuary founded?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1986.

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

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

8. What did the author's grandmother describe filling her pants with when she was young during the war?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Peas.
(d) Carrots.

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

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

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

12. Where is Farm Sanctuary located?
(a) Anderson Ridge, North Carolina.
(b) Watking Glan, New York.
(c) Wilson, Nebraska.
(d) Thomasville, California.

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

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

15. When did the Berlin zoo open?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the author define as the valuing of emotions over reality?

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

3. What ancient Greek physician praised dog meat as a source of strength?

4. To what topic does the author compare that of eating animals in "Eating Animals"?

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

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