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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Paradise Locker Meats located?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Missouri.

2. What percentage of slaughterhouse workers are injured every year?
(a) 53%.
(b) 14%.
(c) 34%.
(d) 27%.

3. What does the term "dead-end animals" mean?
(a) They have died.
(b) They are headed to slaughter.
(c) They cannot reproduce.
(d) They are unable to walk.

4. 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?
(a) 25%.
(b) 57%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 95%.

5. What does Nicolette Niman say is the one thing their ranch does that she is uncomfortable with?
(a) Castration.
(b) Administering antibiotics.
(c) De-budding.
(d) Branding.

6. Who is the PETA member whose transcript refutes the ideas of Nicolette Niman in the text?
(a) Dr. Aaron Gross.
(b) Mario Fantasma.
(c) R. K. Pachauri.
(d) Bruce Friedrich.

7. By what name does the author refer to the USDA inspector at Paradise Locker Meats?
(a) Jeb.
(b) Frank.
(c) Doc.
(d) Sal.

8. What tool is used to stun or kill cattle when they are processed?
(a) An electric bath.
(b) An anesthesia injection.
(c) A hammer peal.
(d) A knocking gun.

9. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?
(a) 8-10 years.
(b) 12-14 months.
(c) 12-14 years.
(d) 3-4 years.

10. Approximately how many pounds of antibiotics are given to livestock each year in the U.S., according to the industry?
(a) 12.4 million pounds.
(b) 17.8 million pounds.
(c) 16.5 million pounds.
(d) 4.5 million pounds.

11. Where did Bill Niman grow up working at the family grocery store?
(a) Boston.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

12. What is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.?
(a) Heart Disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Automobile accidents.

13. How many species of pigs have been counted by taxonomists?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

14. The second farm that the author visited with C housed 20 sheds that each held about how many birds?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 33,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 4,000.

15. What newspaper received a video of cruelty to cattle at a slaughterhouse along with signed affidavits alleging the violations on the tape were commonplace?
(a) The Seattle Tribune.
(b) The San Francisco Gate.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

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 kind of agriculture do Bill and Nicolette Niman supoprt?

3. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?

4. Whose provocative review of The Omnivore's Dilemma is cited in the text?

5. Temple Grandin's most recent estimates of cattle slaughter indicate that what percentage of cattle are unable to be rendered unconscious prior to processing?

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