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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. 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) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1969.

2. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?
(a) Money.
(b) Sustaining the environment.
(c) Feeding people.
(d) Malice.

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 Washington Post.
(b) The San Francisco Gate.
(c) The Seattle Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What is another word for slaughterhouse that the author uses in the book?
(a) Crux.
(b) Cornet.
(c) Abattoir.
(d) Oubliette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the source of the 1918 flu pandemic?

2. What does the "H" stand for when naming viruses such as H1 and H3?

3. Who is the PETA member whose transcript refutes the ideas of Nicolette Niman in the text?

4. Where is Paradise Locker Meats located?

5. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss Bill Niman's history. What led him to establish Niman Ranch?

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