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Fast Food Nation | Quiz

Eric Schlosser
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Fast Food Nation | Quiz

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1)

For more than three decades, the fast food industry uses what federal agency to finance new restaurants? (from Success)

The National Loan Association.
The U.S. Treasury.
The International Frahchise Association.
The Small Business Administration.
2)

What is the other name for mad cow disease from the book? (from Afterword: The Meaning of Mad Cow)

SARS.
BSE.
AQS.
E. coli O157:H7.
3)

How many pounds of potatoes does the J.R. Simplot plant in Aberdeen, Idaho produce? (from Why the Fries Taste So Good)

One million.
Forty thousand.
One billion.
Four hundred thousand.
4)

At the "Success" seminar, what is the prize for winning the dance contest? (from Success)

A car.
A home stereo system.
A paid guest spot on a "Success" commercial.
A trip to Disneyland.
5)

What technology firm does Simplot invest in in 1980? (from Why the Fries Taste So Good)

Hewlett Packard.
Microsoft.
Micron Technology.
Apple.
6)

Michael Andreas gets sent to prison in 1999 for conspiring with foreign rivals to control the international market for what feed additive? (from On the Range)

Sorbitol.
Lysine.
Ascorbic acid.
Guar gum.
7)

Which variant of mad cow disease literally destroys the brains of ten young people in Britain? (from Afterword: The Meaning of Mad Cow)

Calicivirus.
Campylobacter.
Norwalk virus.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob.
8)

Injured workers at IBP who can't claim worker's comp almost always sign a ________ or risk losing their jobs. (from Afterword: The Meaning of Mad Cow)

Consent form.
Confession of personal negligence.
Waiver.
Short-term contract.
9)

Gaining the McNugget contract turns which company into the nation's largest chicken processor? (from On the Range)

Williams Chicken Coporation.
McNabb Hens.
Archer Daniels Midland.
Tyson Foods.
10)

What is responsible for converting the Idaho desert into lush farmland? (from Why the Fries Taste So Good)

Rainfall pattern changes.
Private irrigation contracts.
The Snake River Reclamation Project.
The Snake River flood.
11)

What type of animal is a cow in that it eats primarily grass, and maybe grain, with multiple stomachs? (from What's In the Meat?)

A vegetarian.
An hebivore.
A carnivore.
A ruminant.
12)

When did the rancher Hank die? (from On the Range)

1998.
2007.
2000.
1990.
13)

Who brings the Parisian recipe for pommes frites to America in 1802? (from Why the Fries Taste So Good)

Antonin Dvorak.
Thomas Jefferson.
Andrew Jackson.
Eli Whitney.
14)

Who announces that it is putting a new restaurant in every Wal-Mart in Germany? (from Global Realization)

McDonald's Deutschland.
Pizza Hut International.
Subway Rhineland.
KFC Germany.
15)

According to the founder of the "Success" seminar, which faith is considered to be hopelessly out of date? (from Success)

Judaism.
Buddhism.
Islam.
Christianity.
16)

The annual bonuses of plant foremen and supervisors are often based on what? (from The Most Dangerous Job)

Low injury rate reports.
Long hours.
Efficient production.
Employee morale.
17)

Companies from which country have bought Chrysler, Random House, and RCA Records? (from Global Realization)

Germany.
Japan.
England.
France.
18)

Which company's name translates to "partnership with the land"? (from Cogs in the Great Machine)

Lamb Weston.
Coterra.
ConAgra.
Monfort.
19)

Greatly reducing the fat content of ________ could have and immediate effect on the nation's kids, according to the author. (from Epilogue: Have it Your Way)

Chocolate sundaes.
Happy Meals.
Fried chicken.
Steak.
20)

Which is the only state in the union to allow companies to leave the worker's comp system and set up its own system for dealing with injuries? (from Afterword: The Meaning of Mad Cow)

Colorado.
Texas.
Oklahoma.
Kansas.
21)

Chicken meat had been traditionally provided by hens too ______ to lay eggs. (from On the Range)

Thin.
Fat.
Young.
Old.
22)

Who slits the neck of a steer every ten seconds in the meatpacking house? (from The Most Dangerous Job)

The sticker.
The slicer.
The executioner.
The poker.
23)

The receipt of a tax break by ranchers for donating future development rights to a Colorado land trust is called a ________. (from On the Range)

Farewell write-off.
Trust easement.
Conservation easement.
Truncated write-off.
24)

What is the name of the supervisor given in the book who belittles his employees injuries, cursing them out, and shouting at his workers to move faster? (from The Most Dangerous Job)

John LeMonde.
Simon LeMond.
Simon Legree.
Johann Legrand.
25)

How much do people who speak at the "Success" events make? (from Success)

$30,000 to $60,000.
$500,000.
Nothing, they do it for free.
$700.
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