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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the UN, the livestock sector is responsible for what percent of greenhouse gas emissions?

2. The author asserts that in his family's tradition, food serves two purposes. It nourishes and it does what?

3. Where are dogs still eaten to overcome bad luck?

4. What is the approximate annual budget of Farm Sanctuary?

5. What was the immediate impetus that led the author to write Eating Animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do our food choices contribute to environmental degradation and global warming, according to the author in "Words/Meaning"?

2. How does the author describe the concepts and statistics of pets in the U.S.?

3. How does the author define "free-range"?

4. What are broiler chickens and why does the author assert they are lucky in comparison to laying hens?

5. How have chicken and egg production changed since the 1930s?

6. How does the author describe the typical cage for egg-laying hens in "Battery Cage"?

7. Discuss the author's story of his grandmother's encounter with a Russian farmer. What does this story demonstrate?

8. How does the author describe his relationship with his grandmother in "The Fruits of Family Trees"?

9. What is Farm Sanctuary and what is its mission?

10. How does the author describe his experience at the Berlin zoo in "Shame"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of domesticated poultry from early domestication to today. How have our relationships with animals changed over time? What has caused those changes? How have our connections with our food's origins transitioned?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the life of a pig in an industrial farm. With how many pigs would it be raised? Where would it be raised? What would it be fed? How long would it live? How would it die?

Essay Topic 3

How much of the meat eaten by Americans comes from factory farms? What are the highest-selling meats sold in the U.S.? How does this compare to the amount of family-farmed meat consumed in the U.S.?

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