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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 National Chicken Council how many chickens are improperly slaughtered each year?
(a) 350 million.
(b) 180 million.
(c) 16 million.
(d) 65 million.

2. The author claims that Bill, Paul, Nicolette, and Frank are the kind of people that the president should consult when selecting what?
(a) A secretary of justice.
(b) A secretary of state.
(c) A secretary of agriculture.
(d) A secretary of ethics.

3. What newspaper received a video of cruelty to cattle at a slaughterhouse along with signed affidavits alleging the violations on the tape were commonplace?
(a) The San Francisco Gate.
(b) The Seattle Tribune.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The New York Times.

4. When did Temple Grandin conduct an industrywide audit and conclude that the vast majority of slaughterhouses were unable to regularly render cattle unconscious with a single blow?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1996.

5. Where is Paradise Locker Meats located?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.?

2. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?

3. What kind of agriculture do Bill and Nicolette Niman supoprt?

4. Approximately how many gallons of blood does a cow have?

5. What is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the use of antibiotics in livestock. How much antibiotics are spent on livestock each year?

2. What is the justification provided by the author of the transcript in "I Am A Vegan Who Builds Slaughterhouses"?

3. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

4. How does the author describe the setup of the second farm he visited with C in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

5. How does the author describe the genetic engineering in broiler foul in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

6. How is the concept of nature developed as a theme in Eating Animals?

7. What is Bill Niman's response to Bruce Friedrich's transcript in the book?

8. How does the author describe zoonotic disease and the "H" viruses as they affect humans?

9. When and where was Niman Ranch established? What are the missions of the company?

10. Why does the author discuss the 1918 flu pandemic?

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