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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 did Batali have to learn at the Italian restaurant?
(a) Italian.
(b) Patience.
(c) Cutting pasta.
(d) Humility.

2. What station did Bill beg Batali to assign him to?
(a) The pasta station.
(b) The grill.
(c) The fish station.
(d) The sauce station.

3. Why did the meals that Batali cooked on TV never turn out quite the same as in his restaurant according to Bill?
(a) Because it was difficult to downscale restaurant receipes.
(b) The ingredients were different.
(c) Batali didn't have the time to do the complete recipe.
(d) Batali didn't want to give away all his secrets.

4. Who did the article about Batali attract the attention of according to Bill?
(a) The head of The Food Network.
(b) Bill.
(c) The IRS.
(d) HGTV.

5. What did Batali insist would be served at the pizzeria despite concern that it was not good?
(a) Calzones.
(b) Meat pizzas.
(c) Flat pizzas.
(d) Deep dish pizzas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Bill where short ribs came from?

2. What didn't Bill have that annoyed his direct boss in Batali's kitchen?

3. What was the name of Batali's TV show?

4. Who did Batali work under after studying at Le Cordon Bleu?

5. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?

Short Essay Questions

1. What station did Bill want to work in Chapter 12?

2. What is considered the most basic sauce and how is it made?

3. What did Batali need to learn?

4. What book did Bill find when he was researching authentic Italian cooking?

5. What job did Batali turn down and why?

6. What did Bill discover about most kitchens?

7. What was Bil's first introduction to kitchen politics in Chapter 3?

8. What did Bill regret?

9. Who did Bill spend time according to Chapter 10, and what did Bill find?

10. How was the Babbo kitchen like two different kitchens according to Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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