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

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

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

4. What work refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans?
(a) Catalytic.
(b) Zoonotic.
(c) Amorphous.
(d) Metamorphic.

5. What are Niman Ranch's annual revenues estimated to be (at the time of the book's publication)?
(a) $100 million.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $200 million.
(d) $400 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nicolette Niman's former profession?

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

3. According to the author, scientific studies and government records suggest that upwards of what percentage of chickens in farming operations become infected with E. coli?

4. What company did Diane and Marlene Halverson found?

5. When did Johan Hultin arrive in Brevig Mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the different points in processing where contamination often occurs.

7. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

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

9. In what ways does Bruce Friedrich contest Nicolette Niman's transcript in the book?

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

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