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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cogs in the Great Machine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is last to speak at the "Success" seminar and "cuts through all the snake oil", saying that all the conventional goals people have don't really matter?
(a) Christopher Reeve.
(b) Nancy Pelosi.
(c) Stephen Hawking.
(d) Mark Harmon.

2. Cattle that are either maintained in a company-owned feedlot or purchased in advance through forward contracts are known as ________.
(a) Overstock.
(b) Captive supplies.
(c) Common stock.
(d) Pen reserves.

3. How much do people who speak at the "Success" events make?
(a) Nothing, they do it for free.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $700.
(d) $30,000 to $60,000.

4. What distinctive aspect of McDonald's is as strictly protected by copyright law as the designs on a box of soap?
(a) The design of the menus.
(b) The presence of playgrounds.
(c) The architecture.
(d) The interior color schemes.

5. What has the upheaval caused by fundamental changes that sweep the meat-packing industry come to be known as?
(a) The ConAgra solution.
(b) The IBP revolution.
(c) The anti-trust fiasco.
(d) Anti-unionization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the "labor consultant" from New York City who meets with IBP and has close ties to La Cosa Nostra?

2. What is the nickname for the McDonald's operations and training manual assembled by Fred Turner in 1958?

3. Who comes up with the idea for the Chicken McNugget in 1979?

4. Which fast food company is one of the first to start selling franchises?

5. In 1996, which agency investigates the concentration of large meat-packing companies?

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