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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. How long did the sheep live that the founder of Farm Sanctuary saved from a downer pile at the Lancaster stockyard?

2. What word does the author define as the valuing of emotions over reality?

3. Where is the kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors located?

4. About how many animals are housed at the Berlin zoo today?

5. What does the author call the bread of his people's affliction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Foer point out about the fishing industry in "Friends and Enemies"?

2. How does the author define animals in "Animal"?

3. What is bycatch and what are the environmental ramifications of bycatch?

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

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

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

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

8. What does feed conversion refer to?

9. What irony does the author point out in "A Case for Eating Dogs"?

10. What aspect of fellowship does the author challenge as offered by Michael Pollan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss the following terms from the text: free-range, organic, kosher, and grass-fed. How much legitimacy does the author lend to each of these terms? Which of these terms are deemed misleading by the author? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the organization PETA. When was PETA founded? What is PETA's mission? What are acts of protest that have been performed by the members of PETA? What changes has PETA enacted? How?

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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