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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. Who is the PETA member whose transcript refutes the ideas of Nicolette Niman in the text?
(a) R. K. Pachauri.
(b) Dr. Aaron Gross.
(c) Bruce Friedrich.
(d) Mario Fantasma.

2. What is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Automobile accidents.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Stroke.

3. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?
(a) 53%.
(b) 34%.
(c) 27%.
(d) 14%.

4. What word from the text means of the nature of being a model?
(a) Paradigmatic.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Pragmatic.

5. How long (at the time of the book's publication) has it been since the last pandemic?
(a) About 25 years.
(b) Over 40 years.
(c) About 16 years.
(d) Over 50 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the NDC stand for?

2. What is the population of Balinas, California?

3. How old was Lam Hoi-ka when he died?

4. The situation of plants being unable to render cattle unconscious before processing has improved, according to Temple Grandin, largely due to audits demanded by whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the benefits and the detriments of the water-immersion system in poultry production?

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

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

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. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

6. What estimates does the WHO provide regarding future pandemics?

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

8. The author asserts that the ethical relationship of farmers to farm animals is unique. How does he elaborate on this?

9. Discuss the practices of branding, debudding, and castration. Are these practices regarded as cruel? Why or why not?

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

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