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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 means of the nature of being a model?
(a) Paradigmatic.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Articulate.

2. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?
(a) 12-14 years.
(b) 12-14 months.
(c) 3-4 years.
(d) 8-10 years.

3. From where did Bill Niman's father immigrate to America?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

4. When did Johan Hultin arrive in Brevig Mission?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1997.

5. Whose provocative review of The Omnivore's Dilemma is cited in the text?
(a) James Anderson's.
(b) B. R. Myers's.
(c) R. K. Pachauri's.
(d) Dr. Aaron Gross's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many pounds of antibiotics are given to humans each year in the U.S.?

2. When did President Eisenhower sign the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?

3. Where did the word "influenza" originate?

4. What does HSUS stand for?

5. What does Nicolette Niman say is the one thing their ranch does that she is uncomfortable with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What infections are common in factory-farmed poultry? How common are they?

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

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

5. How does the author describe the workers and working conditions of chicken slaughterhouses?

6. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

7. What is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and when was it enacted?

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

9. How does Nicolette Niman justify her work at Niman Ranch while maintaining a vegetarian lifestyle?

10. What meat industry does the author consider to be the most ethically upstanding? Why?

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