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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 a study published in Consumer Reports, what percent of all chicken meat (including organic and antibiotic-free brands) is infected with either campylobacter or salmonella at the time of purchase?

2. What is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.?

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

4. Who is the PETA member whose transcript refutes the ideas of Nicolette Niman in the text?

5. Who runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the benefits and the detriments of the water-immersion system in poultry production?

4. Why does the author admire Frank Reese?

5. When and where was Niman Ranch established? What are the missions of the company?

6. How does the author describe the workers and working conditions of chicken slaughterhouses?

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

8. Discuss Bill Niman's history. What led him to establish Niman Ranch?

9. What is the justification provided by the author of the transcript in "I Am A Vegan Who Builds Slaughterhouses"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's relationship with his grandmother and the influences that his grandmother had on him. How did her perseverance during the war inspire the author? What was her relationship to food? How is the story about the Russian farmer relevant to the themes of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to veganism and vegetarianism. How do these diets affect an individual's health? How do they affect an individual's food options? How are these diet/lifestyle choices perceived socially?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author make the case for eating dogs in the book? What irony does he point out regarding pets and livestock? Do you agree with the author's assertions in this regard? Why or why not?

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