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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does HSUS stand for?
(a) Heuristic Society of the United States.
(b) Humane Society of the United States.
(c) Human Species Under Surveillance.
(d) Histoical Society of United Soldiers.

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

5. 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) 2001.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

6. What does the author say recently happened to Bill Niman just before the publication of this book?
(a) He was arrested and investigated for fraud.
(b) He was forced out by the board of his company.
(c) He was promoted to CEO of his company.
(d) He was forced to close down his company.

7. What company did Diane and Marlene Halverson found?
(a) Halverson Projects.
(b) Niman Ranch.
(c) PETA.
(d) Farm and Feast.

8. According to a study published in Consumer Reports, what percent of all chicken meat (including organic and antibiotic-free brands) is infected with either campylobacter or salmonella at the time of purchase?
(a) 92%.
(b) 67%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 83%.

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

10. According to the author, recent history has averaged a pandemic how often?
(a) Every 27.5 years.
(b) Every 32.5 years.
(c) Every 15 years.
(d) Every 40.5 years.

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

12. What livestock industry is, according to the author, by far the most ethically impressive segment of the meat industry?
(a) The beef industry.
(b) The egg industry.
(c) The poultry industry.
(d) The pork industry.

13. Who is the founder of Farm Forward?
(a) Dr. Stanley Curtis.
(b) Dr. Aaron Gross.
(c) R. K. Pachauri.
(d) Dr. Lesley Rogers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long (at the time of the book's publication) has it been since the last pandemic?

2. What does Nicolette Niman say is the one thing their ranch does that she is uncomfortable with?

3. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?

4. Temple Grandin's most recent estimates of cattle slaughter indicate that what percentage of cattle are unable to be rendered unconscious prior to processing?

5. How many residents live in Brevig Mission?

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