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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. When did Johan Hultin arrive in Brevig Mission?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1959.
(d) 2002.

7. Who has been the leading scientist investigating energy usage in food production, according to Bill Niman?
(a) R. K. Pachauri.
(b) David Pimentel.
(c) Mario Fantasma.
(d) Dr. Aaron Gross.

8. 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?
(a) Fast-food companies.
(b) Government agencies.
(c) International animal rights organizations.
(d) Grocery stores.

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

10. How much grain and corn are used per year in animal agriculture?
(a) 923 million tons.
(b) 464 million tons.
(c) 126 million tons.
(d) 756 million tons.

11. What kind of agriculture do Bill and Nicolette Niman supoprt?
(a) Factory farming.
(b) Extensive agriculture
(c) Pasture-based agriculture.
(d) Arable agriculture.

12. Whose provocative review of The Omnivore's Dilemma is cited in the text?
(a) R. K. Pachauri's.
(b) James Anderson's.
(c) Dr. Aaron Gross's.
(d) B. R. Myers's.

13. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?
(a) Feeding people.
(b) Sustaining the environment.
(c) Malice.
(d) Money.

14. What newspaper received a video of cruelty to cattle at a slaughterhouse along with signed affidavits alleging the violations on the tape were commonplace?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The San Francisco Gate.
(d) The Seattle Tribune.

15. 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) 1999.
(c) 1969.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?

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

3. How far is the drive Bolinas from San Francisco?

4. 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?

5. Who is the founder of Farm Forward?

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