Vegan Quiz

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Quiz 1 Questions and Answers

Q.1) Approximately how many animals are killed globally every year for food (not including aquatic animals)?

A. 18 billion
B. 37 billion
C. 53 billion
D. 82 billion

Answer:
C. 53 billion

Source: U.N. FAO (per Francione)

Q.2) Vegans make up approximately what percentage of the U.S. population?

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%
D. 4%

Answer:
A. 1%

Source: Wikipedia

Q.3) Obama's new Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein said which of the following?

A. I'm a vegan and you should be one, too
B. Animals are inferior to humans and should be treated as such
C. Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives
D. Factory farms should be abolished but hunting should be permitted

Answer:
C. Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives

Sunstein is opposed to hunting and advocates a phasing out of meat eating. He has never publicly stated whether or not he is vegan.

Source: Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions, co-authored with Martha Nussbaum (2004)

Q.4) Sentience means:

A. Able to feel pleasure and pain
B. Having cognitive abilities comparable to a human infant or greater
C. Being able to plan for the future
D. All of the above

Answer:
A. Able to feel pleasure and pain

Source: Wikipedia

Q.5) True or False? U.S. law requires that all male chickens be humanely gassed.

A. True
B. False

Answer: False

Source: Wikipedia

Q.6) True or False? The number of animals used for experimentation in the U.K. has decreased in the last 10 years

A. True
B. False

Answer: False

It has increased.

Q.7) True or False? Peter Singer is an animal rights theorist.

A. True
B. False

Answer: False

Singer is a utilitarian philosopher who focuses on minimizing suffering and maximizing happiness for all sentient beings.

Source: Wikipedia

Q.8) True or False? The first global in vitro meat conference was held in 2008.

A. True
B. False

Answer: True

In Vitro Meat Symposium

Q.9) The legal definition of "free range" for egg production in the U.S. is:

A. The chickens who lay eggs must have room to move around and spend at least part of their lives outside
B. There must be no cages and there must be a window in the shed where the chickens are kept
C. The chickens must live out of doors
D. There is no legal definition

Answer:
D. There is no legal definition

Source: Wikipedia

Q.10) Which of the following political activists was vegan?

A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Cesar Chavez
C. Rachel Carson
D. John Lennon

Answer:
B. Cesar Chavez

Source: Wikipedia

Q.11) Which of the following celebrities is not vegan?

A. Thom Yorke
B. Casey Affleck
C. Alice Walker
D. Natalie Portman

Answer:
C. Alice Walker

Source: ALF interview with Alice Walker

Q.12) Which of the following vegans opened a non-vegan restaurant in New York City?

A. Joaquin Phoenix
B. Natalie Portman
C. Tobey Maguire
D. Moby

Answer:
D. Moby

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Q.13) Which of the following people is not an animal welfarist?

A. Peter Singer
B. Cass Sunstein
C. Gary Francione
D. Ingrid Newkirk

Answer:
C. Gary Francione

Gary Francione is an abolitionist. He focuses on the rights of animals not to be treated as property rather than on reducing their suffering while they continue to be exploited.

Gary L. Francione

Q.14) Which of the following is a type of vegan diet?

A. Omnivegetarian
B. Lactovegan
C. The Peter Singer Diet
D. None of the above

Answer:
D. None of the above

Q.15) Which of the following is almost never vegan?

A. Beer
B. Red wine
C. Sherry
D. Vodka

Answer:
C. Sherry

Q.16) Which of the following commonly used items contain animal products?

A. Car tires
B. Carpets
C. Computers
D. All of the above

Answer:
D. All of the above

Q.17) Whose position is that animals have an interest in the quality of their lives, but not in continuing to live?

A. Tom Regan
B. Peter Singer
C. Cass Sunstein
D. Gary Francione

Answer:
B. Peter Singer

In Practical Ethics, Peter Singer asserts that (most) humans and the great apes have an interest in continuing to live but that other animals do not.

Peter Singer NY Times article

Q.18) PeTA (or PETA) stands for:

A. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
B. People Eating Tasty Animals
C. People Euthanizing Thousands of Animals
D. All of the above

Answer:
D. All of the above

The second has an anti-AR website, and the third has an anti-PETA animal rights website.

Q.19) Vegan abolitionism refers to:

A. Putting an end to modern human slavery
B. Ending the property status of animals
C. Eliminating suffering in all sentient beings
D. Making veganism illegal

Answer:
B. Ending the property status of animals

Q.20) The legislative body of which country passed a resolution in 2008 to grant the great apes legal status as persons?

A. New Zealand
B. Sweden
C. Brazil
D. Spain

Answer:
D. Spain

Source: Wikipedia

Q.21) Which of the following vegetables has the highest sugar content?

A. Carrots
B. Beets
C. Corn
D. Peas

Answer:
C. Corn

Source: Sugar Stacks List

Q.22) Which of the following fruits is lowest in sugar?

A. Apples
B. Strawberries
C. Pineapples
D. Bananas

Answer:
B. Strawberries

Source: Sugar Stacks List

Q.23) California's Proposition 2, originally introduced as the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, deals with:

A. The practices of debeaking, tail docking, ear clipping, castration and branding
B. The amount of space farm animals have to move around
C. The conditions for factory farm animals during transport and slaughter
D. All of the above

Answer:
B. The amount of space farm animals have to move around

"The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to tum around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs."

Source: California Voter's Guide

Q.24) California's Proposition 2 states that the responsibilities of factory farmers towards pregnant pigs during the last 7 days of their pregnancy are:

A. To give them extra space and extra food and water
B. To clip their ears
C. To pipe classical music into their cages
D. None. Farmers are exempt from the law during this time

Answer:
D. None. Farmers are exempt from the law during this time

The law does not apply "To a pig during the seven-day period prior to the pig’s expected date of giving birth."

Source: California Voter's Guide

Q.25) Which of the following novels features a vegan character?

A. The Kitchen God's Wife
B. The Handmaid's Tale
C. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
D. Like Water for Chocolate

Answer:
C. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Quiz 2 Questions and Answers

Q.1) Tempeh is:

A. Made from fermented soybeans
B. Made from a root vegetable
C. The same thing as textured vegetable protein
D. None of the above

Answer: A. Made from fermented soybeans

Q.2) Which picture is of turnips and which is of rutabagas (swedes)?

A. The turnips are on the left and the rutabagas are on the right.
B. The rutabagas are on the left and the turnips are on the right.

Answer: B. The rutabagas are on the left and the turnips are on the right.

Rutabagas are a cross between turnips and cabbage. They have a yellower flesh and a sweeter, less sharp taste than turnips.

Q.3) True or False?

Oats contain gluten

A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

True, but they are often tolerated by people who react to wheat gluten.

Source: http://www.celiac.com/articles/21612/1/The-Celiac-Disease-Oat-Conundrum/Page1.html

Q.4) True or False?

All varieties of Oreos are vegan in all countries

A. True
B. False

Answer: B. False

Oreos are a favorite "accidentally vegan" product, but they sometimes contain whey or other milk products. When they do, it will be clearly labeled. If no dairy products are mentioned, they are vegan. That doesn't mean they are healthy. Late July makes and Oreo-like sandwich cookie that is much healthier.

Q.5) Who wrote the book Animal Liberation and is often referred to as the father of the Animal Rights movement?

A. Tom Regan
B. Peter Singer
C. Gary Francione
D. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Answer: B. Peter Singer

It's a strange nickname, since Singer is not an animal rights theorist but a utilitarian philospher who emphasizes minimizes suffering and maximizing happiness. Singer never claimed to be an animal rights theorist and has said that his role in the movement has been exaggerated.

Q.6) What does the term animalus refer to?

A. A mythical beast who lurks in underwater caves
B. Any good or service which requires the use of an animal
C. An animal lacking a centralized nervous system
D. Any animal with cognitive abilities lower than those of a human infant

Answer: B. Any good or service which requires the use of an animal

Source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Animalus

Q.7) True or False?

Vegetarians generally have higher blood levels of carotenoids than people who eat meat

A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5670-Seattle-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Vegan-diets-are-best-for-vitamin-A

Q.8) True or False?

Vegan sources of zinc are more easily absorbed than sources from animal products.

A. True
B. False

Answer: B. False

Source: http://veggiedietitian.blogspot.com/2009/05/getting-enough-zinc-on-vegan-diets.html

Q.9) True or False?

Gary Francione was a founding member of PETA
A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

Francione no longer has anything to do with the organization, and objects to many of their policies and practices, including their sexist campaigns, their animal euthanization policy, and their endorsement of companies for selling happy meat.

Q.10) Which of the following politicians is vegan?

A. Newt Gingrich
B. Ron Paul
C. Dennis Kucinich
D. Howard Dean

Answer: C. Dennis Kucinich

Q.11) True or False?

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that there are few violations of the Humane Slaughter Act and enforcement efforts are sufficient.

A. True
B. False

Answer: B. False

Every year the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues reports stating that violations are widespread and that incomplete and inconsistent U.S.D.A. inspection records make it difficult to keep track of the violations. GAO report

Q.12) True or False?

More soybeans are used to feed livestock than humans.
A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

Source: Uses of Soybeans

Q.13) Which of the following is a no-kill animal sanctuary?
A. Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary
B. Farm Sanctuary
C. PETA
D. All of the above

Answer: A. Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary

Q.14) Which one of the people featured in this video is vegan?

(Hint: the vegan is profiled under "People") on vegancrowd.com

A. Comedian Stephen Colbert
B. Physicist Brian Greene

Answer: B. Physicist Brian Greene

Q.15) Who said:

"Animals have one right, and that is the right not to be treated as property?"

A. Peter Singer
B. Tom Regan
C. Gary Francione
D. Cass Sunstein

Answer: C. Gary Francione

Q.16) Which of the following oils is one of the few vegan foods that is high in saturated fat?

A. Flax oil
B. Coconut oil
C. Grapeseed oil
D. Olive oil

Answer: B. Coconut oil

Other oils high in saturated fat are palm oil and cocoa butter.

Q.17) Which of the following foods are high in tryptophan, which boosts serotonin levels?

A. Chickpeas
B. Pecans
C. Bananas
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

Q.18) Which is higher in omega-3 fatty acids?

A. Hemp seeds
B. Flax seeds

Answer: B. Flax seeds

Q.19) True or False?

Fish get their essential fatty acids from eating marine algae
A. True
B. False

Answer: A. True

DHA, a type of omega-3 fatty acid, is not found in common plant foods. The body can manufacture its own DHA if there is a sufficient supply other omega-3 fatty acids. Vegans whose bodies don't manufacture DHA efficiently can take microalgae supplements.

Source: Wikipedia

Q.20) Do you want extra credit on this quiz?

A. Yes
B. No

Answer: A. Yes

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