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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many residents live in Brevig Mission?
(a) 276.
(b) 653.
(c) 982.
(d) 1,359.

2. Approximately how many gallons of blood does a cow have?
(a) 4.6 gallons.
(b) 5.5 gallons.
(c) 6.3 gallons.
(d) 3.4 gallons.

3. What work refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans?
(a) Metamorphic.
(b) Zoonotic.
(c) Amorphous.
(d) Catalytic.

4. What does the NDC stand for?
(a) National Disease Control.
(b) The Network of Dietary Clinicians.
(c) The National Dietary Council.
(d) The National Dairy Council.

5. What does Nicolette Niman say is the one thing their ranch does that she is uncomfortable with?
(a) De-budding.
(b) Branding.
(c) Castration.
(d) Administering antibiotics.

6. Where did Bill Niman grow up working at the family grocery store?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

7. Where did the word "influenza" originate?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

8. What does the term "dead-end animals" mean?
(a) They have died.
(b) They cannot reproduce.
(c) They are headed to slaughter.
(d) They are unable to walk.

9. Approximately how many chickens arrive at the slaughterhouse with freshly broken bones as a result of rough treatment and bad genetics?
(a) 30%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 15%.

10. When did President Eisenhower sign the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1969.

11. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?
(a) 34%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 14%.
(d) 27%.

12. What solution was underway for Frank Reese and his slaughterhouse situation?
(a) He was planning to ship his turkeys across the country live.
(b) He was developing his own slaughterhouse.
(c) He was relocating his farm to be close to another slaughterhouse.
(d) He was shutting down his operation.

13. What word from the text means of the nature of being a model?
(a) Antagonistic.
(b) Paradigmatic.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Pragmatic.

14. When did Temple Grandin conduct an industrywide audit and conclude that the vast majority of slaughterhouses were unable to regularly render cattle unconscious with a single blow?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1969.

15. How far is the drive Bolinas from San Francisco?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the cofounder of Heritage Foods that put the author in touch with the owner of Paradise Locker Meats?

2. According to the author, scientific studies and government records suggest that upwards of what percentage of chickens in farming operations become infected with E. coli?

3. Who is the founder of Farm Forward?

4. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?

5. What was Nicolette Niman's former profession?

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