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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. What ancient Greek physician praised dog meat as a source of strength?

2. What does CFE stand for?

3. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?

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

5. What dog breed was the principal food species of the Aztecs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does feed conversion refer to?

2. What inspired the author to write Eating Animals?

3. Why does the author cite Franz Kafka in "Shame"?

4. What does CFE refer to? Why does the author criticize it?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the 60 pounds of flour in the author's grandmother's basement?

10. What does "Kosher" mean and how has this affected the author's diet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the author's experience stealing into industrial farms with C in the narrative. How did the author and C enter the farms? What did they discover inside? How did these experiences affect the author?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the damages incurred by industrial mass fishing. What is referred to as "bycatch" and why is bycatch important? How many different species become bycatch in tuna fishing? How does the shrimping industry impact the environment?

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