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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael Andreas gets sent to prison in 1999 for conspiring with foreign rivals to control the international market for what feed additive?
(a) Ascorbic acid.
(b) Lysine.
(c) Sorbitol.
(d) Guar gum.

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

3. Where is the potato museum in Idaho?
(a) Yellowstone.
(b) Boise.
(c) Blackfoot.
(d) Aberdeen.

4. For years, McDonald's provides training for its managers in a set of psychological techniques called ________.
(a) Goal objective attainment.
(b) Transaction analysis.
(c) Selective reasoning.
(d) Quantum agreement.

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

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

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

8. In the 1960's and 1970's, the moment union activity was suspected at a McDonald's restaurant, a group of experienced managers and corporate executives called a ______ is sent in.
(a) Breaker crew.
(b) Secret service group.
(c) Scorched earth batallion.
(d) Flying squad.

9. What is Harlan Sanders' "lifelong struggle"?
(a) To stop cursing.
(b) To stop smoking.
(c) To be able to afford a car.
(d) To lose weight.

10. What is the largest daily newspaper in Colorado Springs?
(a) The Gazette-Telegraph.
(b) The Daily Reader.
(c) The RockyMountain Tribune.
(d) The Register.

11. Which president enacts the Interstate Highway Act, modeled after Adolph Hitler's autobahn system?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Coolidge.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Truman.

12. What do Ray Kroc and Walt Disney join to see battle in Europe in 1917?
(a) The National Guard.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Army Rangers.

13. Before entering the Ray A. Kroc Musem, visitors pass through what?
(a) Marble golden arches.
(b) McEntryway.
(c) A french fry tunnel.
(d) McStore.

14. Which county was planning to build a highway right through the heart of Hank's ranch?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Baca.
(c) Arapahoe.
(d) Cheyenne.

15. What purchase is Karcher's first foray into the fast food business?
(a) A soda fountain.
(b) A taco stand.
(c) A lemonade stand.
(d) A hot dog cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the annual turnover rate in the fast food industry at the writing of this book?

2. Where is the food that is "assembled" at Taco Bell restaurants actually made?

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

4. To which organization is Wernher von Braun a member during World War II?

5. What machine does Simplot buy to dehydrate onions?

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