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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prominent animal physiologist discovered the lateralization of avian brains?
(a) Dr. Stanley Curtis.
(b) Dr. Lesley Rogers.
(c) Dr. Keith Thomas.
(d) Dr. Frank Reese.

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

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

4. What does CAFO represent?
(a) Common Animal Field Operation.
(b) Common Agricultural Farming Operation.
(c) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation.
(d) Conductive Animal Farming Operations.

5. 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 597e.
(c) California penal code 212c.
(d) California penal code 359b.

6. About how many species of animals are housed at the Berlin zoo?
(a) 1,400.
(b) 350.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 700.

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

8. What kind of meat did the farmer bring to the author's grandmother when she was starving at the end of the war?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Pork.

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

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

11. 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.

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

13. On what day of the week does the author claim he became a dog person?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Over how many land animals are slaughtered for food every year in America?

2. What animal scientist evaluated the cognitive abilities of pigs by training them to play a video game?

3. Where are dogs still eaten to overcome bad luck?

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

5. What word from the book refers to someone who attempts to convert or recruit someone?

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