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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. According to the UN, the livestock sector is responsible for what percent of greenhouse gas emissions?
(a) 42%.
(b) 9%.
(c) 76%.
(d) 18%.

2. What were the author's grandmother's first words upon seeing his son?
(a) "Praise God."
(b) "My love."
(c) "My child."
(d) "My revenge."

3. In how many U.S. states is it legal to eat dog?
(a) 32.
(b) 16.
(c) 44.
(d) 9.

4. Shrimp trawling accounts for what percentage of global bycatch?
(a) 15%.
(b) 33%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 56%.

5. When did the Berlin zoo open?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?

2. About how many species of animals are housed at the Berlin zoo?

3. What is the most eaten fish in the United States?

4. Where was the farmer from that brought the author's grandmother food as she was starving at the end of the war?

5. Shrimp account for what percentage of global seafood by weight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is meant by "factory farming"?

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

4. How does the author describe his relationship with his grandmother in "The Fruits of Family Trees"?

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

6. What is the significance of the 60 pounds of flour in the author's grandmother's basement?

7. How do our food choices contribute to environmental degradation and global warming, according to the author in "Words/Meaning"?

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

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

10. How does the author describe the typical cage for egg-laying hens in "Battery Cage"?

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