Fast Food Nation Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Eric Schlosser
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Fast Food Nation Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Eric Schlosser
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Colorado Cattlemen's Association files a/an ___________ in Mike Callicrate's lawsuit against IBP, demanding a competitive marketplace.
(a) Amicus brief.
(b) Scandalum magnum.
(c) Injunction.
(d) Habeas corpus.

2. In what county does Anaheim, California reside?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Bernardino.
(c) Orange.
(d) Riverside.

3. What style of clothing does someone not see at Harrison High School now?
(a) Skater.
(b) Goth.
(c) Punk.
(d) Cowboy.

4. The leading sectors of the nation's economy are controlled by corporate alliances known as _______.
(a) Squads.
(b) Divisions.
(c) Trusts.
(d) Amalgomates.

5. How much does it cost per acre to grow potatoes in Bingham County?
(a) $1500.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $900.
(d) $500.

6. Republican Congressman Andy Ireland calls franchisees who want legal reform of regulations ______ in congress.
(a) Knuckle draggers.
(b) Communists.
(c) Whiny butts.
(d) Hippies.

7. Who stages the "Success" seminar that Feamster and his employees attend at McNichos arena?
(a) Dale Carnegie.
(b) Peter Lowe.
(c) John Travolta.
(d) Tony Robbins.

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

9. Whom does Carl Karcher marry?
(a) Marcia Stevens.
(b) Margaret Heinz.
(c) Mary Heidenreich.
(d) Jane Mansfield.

10. For more than three decades, the fast food industry uses what federal agency to finance new restaurants?
(a) The U.S. Treasury.
(b) The National Loan Association.
(c) The Small Business Administration.
(d) The International Frahchise Association.

11. According to historian Harvey Levenstein, when was the "Golden Age of Food Processing"?
(a) The 1970's.
(b) The 1940's.
(c) The 1950's.
(d) The 1960's.

12. What type of monopoly is where there is a market of a small number of buyers exert power over a large number of sellers?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Conglomeration.
(c) Oligopsony.
(d) Patriarchy.

13. Which school district in Colorado Springs starts a nationwide trend to place fast food ads in its hallways?
(a) Disctrict 11.
(b) District 9.
(c) Blue Rocks District.
(d) Red Valley District.

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

15. In 1996, which agency investigates the concentration of large meat-packing companies?
(a) USDA.
(b) CIA.
(c) FBI.
(d) EPA.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speed and volume of a factory's flow is called what?

2. Which transport industry is intentionally wiped out in Southern California?

3. What do Ray Kroc and Walt Disney join to see battle in Europe in 1917?

4. Where is the motorcycle club that springs up in Southern California after World War II?

5. What does KIGY stand for?

(see the answer keys)

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