3. Who is the cofounder of Heritage Foods that put the author in touch with the owner of Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Patrick Martins.
(b) Frank Reese.
(c) Gilbert White.
(d) Mario Fantasma.

4. The author claims that Bill, Paul, Nicolette, and Frank are the kind of people that the president should consult when selecting what?
(a) A secretary of justice.
(b) A secretary of ethics.
(c) A secretary of state.
(d) A secretary of agriculture.

5. On average, Americans eat the equivalent of how many entire animals in a lifetime?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 21,000.
(c) 1,550.
(d) 14,000.

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

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

8. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?
(a) It was bought out and shut down.
(b) It was burned down.
(c) It relocated to another state.
(d) It was closed after a jury ruling.

9. From where did Bill Niman's father immigrate to America?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

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

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

13. What disease killed Lam Hoi-ka?
(a) H5N1 virus.
(b) AIDS virus.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Ebola.

14. Who runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
(a) Mario Fantasma.
(b) R. K. Pachauri.
(c) Gilbert White.
(d) Dr. Aaron Gross.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The situation of plants being unable to render cattle unconscious before processing has improved, according to Temple Grandin, largely due to audits demanded by whom?

2. What is America's hog-factory-rich state?

3. What cow did Michael Pollan purchase and follow its life?

4. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?

5. The second farm that the author visited with C housed 20 sheds that each held about how many birds?

(see the answer keys)

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