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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 prominent animal physiologist discovered the lateralization of avian brains?
(a) Dr. Lesley Rogers.
(b) Dr. Stanley Curtis.
(c) Dr. Keith Thomas.
(d) Dr. Frank Reese.

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

3. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?
(a) Evansville, Indiana.
(b) Postville, Iowa.
(c) Hart, Idaho.
(d) Coleman, Nebraska.

4. What British naturalist wrote of a pig who could open gates in 1789?
(a) Gilbert White.
(b) Sir Keith Thomas.
(c) Frank Reese.
(d) Gene Gaur.

5. Where was the farmer from that brought the author's grandmother food as she was starving at the end of the war?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the text refers to the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe?

2. At about what age is the modern broiler chicken killed?

3. What kind of meat did the farmer bring to the author's grandmother when she was starving at the end of the war?

4. What question did the author's grandmother ask him when he called to tell her his son had been born?

5. When did the Berlin zoo open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is meant by "factory farming"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is bycatch and what are the environmental ramifications of bycatch?

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