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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. Of what ethno-religious heritage does the author descend?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Amish.
(c) Sikh.
(d) Muslim.
2. Approximately when were chickens domesticated?
(a) 5,000 BCE.
(b) 8,000 BCE.
(c) 6,000 BCE.
(d) 2,000 BCE.
3. Who founded Farm Sanctuary?
(a) Gene Gaur and Lorri Houson.
(b) Keith Thomas.
(c) Frank Reese.
(d) Bill and Nicolette Niman.
4. About how many species of animals are housed at the Berlin zoo?
(a) 700.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 350.
(d) 2,000.
5. Who is the author of Man and the Natural World?
(a) Sir Charles Andrews.
(b) William Ross Warren.
(c) Andrew Stevenson.
(d) Sir Keith Thomas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the author call the bread of his people's affliction?
2. Over how many land animals are slaughtered for food every year in America?
3. Where was the author living when he and his wife came upon George?
4. What animal scientist evaluated the cognitive abilities of pigs by training them to play a video game?
5. Whom does the author claim said that quitting smoking is among the easiest things one can do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the author's story of his grandmother's encounter with a Russian farmer. What does this story demonstrate?
2. How does the author describe the concepts and statistics of pets in the U.S.?
3. What does "Kosher" mean and how has this affected the author's diet?
4. What aspect of fellowship does the author challenge as offered by Michael Pollan?
5. What is bycatch and what are the environmental ramifications of bycatch?
6. How do our food choices contribute to environmental degradation and global warming, according to the author in "Words/Meaning"?
7. How does the author define "cruelty" in the text?
8. How does the author describe the typical cage for egg-laying hens in "Battery Cage"?
9. What inspired the author to write Eating Animals?
10. Why does the author cite Franz Kafka in "Shame"?
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