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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 urge to project human experience onto other animals?
(a) Anthropocentrism.
(b) Anthropomorphism.
(c) Anthropodeism.
(d) Anthropomonism.

2. Approximately how many chickens does the author claim KFC purchases every year?
(a) Over five billion.
(b) Almost one billion.
(c) Almost 9 million.
(d) Almost two million.

3. When was Farm Sanctuary founded?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1973.

4. Who founded Farm Sanctuary?
(a) Frank Reese.
(b) Gene Gaur and Lorri Houson.
(c) Bill and Nicolette Niman.
(d) Keith Thomas.

5. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts that in his family's tradition, food serves two purposes. It nourishes and it does what?

2. What did the author's grandmother's family have every Friday to eat?

3. Of what ethno-religious heritage does the author descend?

4. To what topic does the author compare that of eating animals in "Eating Animals"?

5. How large is the Farm Sanctuary extension that was founded in northern California?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the author's story of his grandmother's encounter with a Russian farmer. What does this story demonstrate?

3. What does "Kosher" mean and how has this affected the author's diet?

4. What is meant by "factory farming"?

5. How does the author describe the concepts and statistics of pets in the U.S.?

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

7. How does the author describe his experience at the Berlin zoo in "Shame"?

8. What does Foer point out about the fishing industry in "Friends and Enemies"?

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

10. What does CFE refer to? Why does the author criticize it?

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