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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the text refers to the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe?
(a) Anthropodeism.
(b) Anthropomonism.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Anthropocentrism.

2. Whom does the author claim said that quitting smoking is among the easiest things one can do?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Tom Robbins.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

3. About how many animals are housed at the Berlin zoo today?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. What does PETA stand for?
(a) Providers of the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
(b) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
(c) People for Empathetic Treatment for All.
(d) Petitioners for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

5. What dog breed was the principal food species of the Aztecs?
(a) Brazilian Terrier.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Doberman.
(d) Mexican Hairless.

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many U.S. states is it legal to eat dog?

2. What word does the author define as the valuing of emotions over reality?

3. What percentage of American households have at least one pet?

4. Over how many land animals are slaughtered for food every year in America?

5. How long did the sheep live that the founder of Farm Sanctuary saved from a downer pile at the Lancaster stockyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a downer? How does the author describe downers in the industrial farming industry?

2. How does the author define animals in "Animal"?

3. How have chicken and egg production changed since the 1930s?

4. Why does the author cite Franz Kafka in "Shame"?

5. What is Farm Sanctuary and what is its mission?

6. What aspect of fellowship does the author challenge as offered by Michael Pollan?

7. What is meant by "factory farming"?

8. What inspired the author to write Eating Animals?

9. How does the author define "free-range"?

10. What are broiler chickens and why does the author assert they are lucky in comparison to laying hens?

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