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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long (at the time of the book's publication) has it been since the last pandemic?
(a) About 16 years.
(b) Over 40 years.
(c) About 25 years.
(d) Over 50 years.

2. What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Automobile accidents.

3. According to government estimages obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, approximately how many chickens go alive and conscious into the scalding tank?
(a) 4 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 2 million.

4. What does the "H" stand for when naming viruses such as H1 and H3?
(a) Hemagglutinin.
(b) Hemoglobin.
(c) Hematopeoiesis.
(d) Hydrogen.

5. How much money did the National Pork Producers Council say that acid-ridden, bleached, mushy flesh cost the industry in 1992?
(a) $24 million.
(b) $69 million.
(c) $34 million.
(d) $48 million.

6. At what university does Bernie Rollin work?
(a) Louisiana State University.
(b) Texas A&M.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Colorado State University.

7. What is another term used to refer to the 1918 flu epidemic?
(a) Polio.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) The Spanish flu.
(d) A factory explosion.

8. Approximately how many pounds of antibiotics are given to humans each year in the U.S.?
(a) 50,000 pounds.
(b) 2 million pounds.
(c) 1 million pounds.
(d) 3 million pounds.

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

10. Approximately how many people died of AIDS in 24 years?
(a) 32 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 24 million.
(d) 14 million.

11. What tool is used to stun or kill cattle when they are processed?
(a) An anesthesia injection.
(b) An electric bath.
(c) A knocking gun.
(d) A hammer peal.

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

13. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?
(a) 24-26 days.
(b) 60-62 days.
(c) 76-78 days.
(d) 39-42 days.

14. Who is the owner of Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Patrick Martins.
(b) Mario Fantasma.
(c) Frank Reese.
(d) Gilbert White.

15. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?
(a) A park ranger.
(b) A postal delivery person.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A financial administrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much grain and corn are used per year in animal agriculture?

2. What is another word for slaughterhouse that the author uses in the book?

3. Where did the word "influenza" originate?

4. What company did Diane and Marlene Halverson found?

5. What solution was underway for Frank Reese and his slaughterhouse situation?

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