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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Influence/Speechlessness" – "Pieces of Shit".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day did the author's grandmother's family bake bread each week?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Mondays.

2. What is America's hog-factory-rich state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) North Carolina.

3. What was the source of the 1918 flu pandemic?
(a) Ecoli.
(b) Ebola.
(c) Swine influenza.
(d) Avian influenza.

4. What kind of bread does the author recall eating at his grandmother's house every weekend as a child?
(a) Dutch Crunch.
(b) Challah.
(c) Pita.
(d) Pumpernickel.

5. Approximately when were chickens domesticated?
(a) 5,000 BCE.
(b) 2,000 BCE.
(c) 6,000 BCE.
(d) 8,000 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's grandmother's family have every Friday to eat?

2. Approximately how many pounds of antibiotics are given to livestock each year in the U.S., according to the industry?

3. What animal scientist evaluated the cognitive abilities of pigs by training them to play a video game?

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

5. 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?

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