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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of the one full-time local government employee in Brevig Mission?
(a) A postal delivery person.
(b) A financial administrator.
(c) A park ranger.
(d) A police officer.

2. What cow did Michael Pollan purchase and follow its life?
(a) #254.
(b) #12.
(c) #623.
(d) #534.

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

4. When did President Eisenhower sign the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1955.

5. What is another term used to refer to the 1918 flu epidemic?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) A factory explosion.
(c) Polio.
(d) The Spanish flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. At approximately what age are cattle commonly now slaughtered for meat?

2. How many residents live in Brevig Mission?

3. What happened to the slaughterhouse that Frank Reese was using to slaughter his poultry?

4. About how long do broiler chickens live before they are typically slaughtered?

5. What newspaper received a video of cruelty to cattle at a slaughterhouse along with signed affidavits alleging the violations on the tape were commonplace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the genetic engineering in broiler foul in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

2. What meat industry does the author consider to be the most ethically upstanding? Why?

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

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

5. The author asserts that the ethical relationship of farmers to farm animals is unique. How does he elaborate on this?

6. How does the author describe zoonotic disease and the "H" viruses as they affect humans?

7. What is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and when was it enacted?

8. Discuss the use of antibiotics in livestock. How much antibiotics are spent on livestock each year?

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

10. How does the author describe the setup of the second farm he visited with C in "The Life and Death of a Bird"?

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