View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say recently happened to Bill Niman just before the publication of this book?
(a) He was arrested and investigated for fraud.
(b) He was forced to close down his company.
(c) He was promoted to CEO of his company.
(d) He was forced out by the board of his company.

2. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?
(a) 24-26 days.
(b) 39-42 days.
(c) 76-78 days.
(d) 60-62 days.

3. According to government estimages obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, approximately how many chickens go alive and conscious into the scalding tank?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 10 million.

4. Approximately how many gallons of blood does a cow have?
(a) 4.6 gallons.
(b) 3.4 gallons.
(c) 5.5 gallons.
(d) 6.3 gallons.

5. Where did Bill Niman grow up working at the family grocery store?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, at the end of the day, factory farming is about what?

2. 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?

3. Temple Grandin's most recent estimates of cattle slaughter indicate that what percentage of cattle are unable to be rendered unconscious prior to processing?

4. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 818 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample