C.6

Question 1

Who said this? “All
of life is just like me. I want to live and so do all souls. The instinct of self-preservation is universal. Every living being clings to life and fears death. Each one of us wants to be free from pain. So, let me carry out all my activities with great care so that I am not harmful to any living being.”

Answer 1

Mahavir Swami

Question 2

Name the indian word for Internal and external violence

Answer 2

Bhav Himsa and Dharvya Himsa

Question 3

Name 2 staples of a Vegetarian diet

Answer 3

grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds

Question 4

2 part: How can a vegetarian find protein and fiber

Answer 4

Protein: Grains and Legumes
Fiber: raw vegetables, and leaves

Question 5

Who wrote the book “Diet for a New America”

Answer 5

John Robins

Question 6

Fill in the blanks: “If Americans reduced their meat/dairy intake by
just ___%, the savings in grains and soybeans could feed__ million people per year, which is the total
number of people who starve to death worldwide.”

Answer 6

10 percent and 60 million

Question 7

What is veal?

Answer 7

Tender meat, from a slaughtered animal

Question 8

What happens to chickens, to prevent them to fight with each other? (This also prevents them from drinking water)

Answer 8

They get de-beaked, their beak is cut off.

Extra info: this process cuts trough cartilage, tissue and bone.

Question 9

How many cattle are killed per day in USA?

Answer 9

130,000 cattle

Question 10

How many Calves are killed per day in USA?

Answer 10

7,000 calves

Question 11

How many hogs are killed per day in USA?

Answer 11

360,000 hogs

Question 12

How many chicken are killed per day in USA?

Answer 12

24,000,000 chicken (24 million chicken)

Question 13

Livestock (cattle, calves, hogs, and pigs) production accounts for more than ______of all the water consumed
in USA.

Answer 13

half

Question 14

To produce one pound of meat how much water does it take?

Answer 14

2,500 gallons of water

Question 15

To produce one pound of wheat how much water does it take?

Answer 15

108 gallons of water

Question 16

To produce one pound of rice how much water does it take?

Answer 16

229 gallons of water

Question 17

How much waste is released into the air per second in USA

Answer 17

230,000 pounds per second!

Question 18

How much waste do slaughter houses produce per year?

Answer 18

2 billion tons per year!
(2 billion*2000)

Question 19

A ______of the surface of North America is devoted to grazing.

Answer 19

third or 1/3

Question 20

An average of how many pounds of vegetation is used to create one pound of meat?

Answer 20

40 lb. of vegetation

Question 21

How much percent of US cropland is used to produce fruits and vegetables?

Answer 21

2%

Question 22

How much percent of U.S cropland is used to produce livestock feed?

Answer 22

64 %

Question 23

One acre of Prime land can grow how many pounds of cherries?

Answer 23

5,000 pounds of cherries

Question 24

One acre of Prime land can grow how many pounds of green beans?

Answer 24

10,000 pounds of green beans

Question 25

One acre of Prime land can grow how many pounds of tomatoes?

Answer 25

50,000 pounds of tomatoes

Question 26

One acre of Prime land can grow how many pounds of beef?

Answer 26

250 lb. of beef

Question 27

How many acres of land in USA have been deforested for raising livestock

Answer 27

220 million acres

Question 28

How many acres of land in Brazil have been deforested for raising livestock

Answer 28

25 million acres

Question 29

______ of the forests in Central America have been deforested for live stock production

Answer 29

Half

Question 30

___% of annual US topsoil loss is directly associated with raising livestock

Answer 30

85%

Question 31

Growing grains, vegetables, and fruits uses less than _% as much raw materials as does meat and dairy production.

Answer 31

5%

Question 32

How many calories of fossil fuel are used for 1 calorie of protein from soybeans?

Answer 32

2

Question 33

How many calories of fossil fuel are used for 1 calorie of protein from beef?

Answer 33

78 calories

Question 34

To make 1kg of boneless trimmed pork, how many kg of grain and soy are used?

Answer 34

6.9kg

Question 35

Which text states "alcohol stupefies the mind; one whose mind is stupefied forgets piety; and the person who forgets piety commits violence without hesetation"

Answer 35

Purusharth Siddhi Upaaya

Question 36

Which of the vows is broken when drinking alcohol

Answer 36

Ahimsa

Question 37

Name 3 passions that drinking alcohol causes

Answer 37

anger, pride, deceit, greed, fear, disgust, grief, boredom, and lust

Question 38

Which acharya wrote the book of codes for Shravaks?

Answer 38

Acharya Samantabhadra

Question 39

Name 2 animal derived clarifying agents used in alcohol.

Answer 39

egg whites, gelatin from skin and connective tissues from cows, isinglass from bladder of sturgeon fish, casein from milk.

Question 40

Name two things that alcohol does not let us do as a Jain

Answer 40

1. Does not allow us to take 5 vows 2. Can't have full control over passions 3.Leads to Asrav due to Pramad 4. Involves violence to numerous one sensed living beings

Question 41

Name the diseases that you can get if you drink alcohol. (This diseased makes you lose brain cells)

Answer 41

Alzheimer's disease

Question 42

What is GABA?

Answer 42

an inhibitory neurotransmitter

Question 43

Name 3 negative medical effects of drinking Alcohol.

Answer 43

Alzheimer's disease, cirrhosis of liver, esophageal cancer, pancreatitis, malnutrition, numbness, blurred vision, suicide

Question 44

How much percent of the US population suffers from alcohol?- not including social drinkers

Answer 44

8%

Question 45

Name 3 negative social effects of drinking alcohol

Answer 45

Domestic violence, aggressive behavior, broken families, sexual abuse/rape, ruined careers and so much more

Question 46

How many bees does it take to make one pound of honey?

Answer 46

1 million bees

Question 47

Most Shampoo companies put drops of shampoo in which animal's eyes?

Answer 47

Rabbit

Question 48

For about how many weeks is a chick raised in a pullet barn?

Answer 48

19 weeks!

Question 49

At what age do chickens start producing eggs

Answer 49

five to six months of age

Question 49

The average laying hen produces how many eggs a year?

Answer 49

300 eggs

Question 50

Bright light in the barn is on for how many hours a day? (This is used to simulate laying hens)

Answer 50

14-17 hours

Question 50

For at least how many months do chickens lay eggs till the become spent hens?

Answer 50

12 months

Question 51

In the US appx. ____ million egg laying hens are in battery cages.

Answer 51

300 million

Question 51

The USDA recommends giving each hen ___ inches of feeder space

Answer 51

4 inches

Question 52

Name the syndrome that happens to chickens because their liver cells work over time to produce so many eggs.

Answer 52

"Fatty Liver syndrome"

Question 53

What is "egg Bound"

Answer 53

This is when the chickens are to weak to pass another egg

Question 53

What are spent hens?

Answer 53

These are hens that are too weak and cannot make any more eggs.

Question 54

Name two medical conditions that laying hens commonly get.

Answer 54

"Fatty Liver Syndrome" and "Cage Layer Fatigue"

Question 55

What happens to chickens who cannot produce any more eggs?

Answer 55

They are sent of to slaughter houses and end up in food.

Question 56

What happens to male chicks after they are born?

Answer 56

Since they can't lay eggs they may be thrown in the trash and suffocated to death.

Question 57

Why are Pearls created?

Answer 57

They are created by a foreign particle that enters the oyster.

Question 58

What substance does the oyster create to reduce the pain of the particle?

Answer 58

nacre