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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who purchases IBP in this chapter?
(a) IBP.
(b) ConAgra.
(c) Monfort.
(d) Tyson Foods.

2. In the 1920's, Plauen has the most millionaires in Germany and the most _____.
(a) Suicides.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Schitzel restaurants.
(d) Marriages.

3. In 1993, who becomes the first Latino head of the UFCW in Packingtown (Chicago)?
(a) Ruben Ramirez.
(b) Simon Gutierrez.
(c) Alex Molnar.
(d) Ramon Vasquez.

4. The Internet at the heart of today's economy started out as what?
(a) A military communications network.
(b) A spy network.
(c) A video game.
(d) A business ethernet.

5. At the writing of this book, who is the current CEO of McDonald's Corporation?
(a) Ray Kroc.
(b) Jack Greenberg.
(c) Mike Eisner.
(d) Thomas Macon.

6. The 1980 Education Act eliminates government subsidies for ___________.
(a) Milk at lunch.
(b) Nutritious school meals.
(c) Pencils.
(d) Proper refirdgeration in schools.

7. In what area of the packing plant do workers use a power saw to slice cattle into halves?
(a) The rest area.
(b) The kill floor.
(c) The fab room.
(d) The sticker shack.

8. What do some workers need to make themselves feel charged up and self-confident?
(a) Coke.
(b) Sugara pills.
(c) Crank.
(d) Pep talks.

9. Which group quickly agrees to a large pay cut for its workers when Monfort takes over a Grand Island, Nebraska slaughterhouse?
(a) The National Maritime Union.
(b) The International Meatpackers Union.
(c) The ACLU.
(d) The UFCW.

10. What is the term for how illegals are generally employed?
(a) "Short-term contract".
(b) "Longterm".
(c) "At will".
(d) "Permatemp".

11. What is the job title of a worker in a packinghouse who pulls the stomach out of a steer and ties off the intestines?
(a) A reacher.
(b) A roper.
(c) A gutter.
(d) An innard cowboy.

12. What does McDonald's call its hope for the conquest of foreign markets?
(a) International foodism.
(b) Global realization.
(c) World domination.
(d) The Burger Wave.

13. Which pet food company was responsible for contracting a feline variant of mad cow disease?
(a) Special Kitty.
(b) Science Diet.
(c) Nutro.
(d) Pedigree Master Foods.

14. Which California-based restaurant chain boasts no microwaves, heat lamps, or freezers?
(a) P.F. Chang's.
(b) Boston Market.
(c) In-N-Out Burger.
(d) California Pizza Kitchen.

15. What chemicals described in The Jungle are used to disguise the smell of spoiled beef?
(a) Hydrochloric acid and sodium chloride.
(b) Chlorine bleach and water.
(c) Fluoride and sodium.
(d) Glycerine and borax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cattle manure is not sent to waste treatment plants but dumped into ______.

2. What item collected from restaurants in 1997 is banned from being fed to cattle by the FDA?

3. What is the primary export of Plauen, Germany before World War I?

4. Which country's beef has a vastly lower rate of Salmonella than the U.S., at .01%?

5. The Titan II missiles at which company's plant northwest of Colorado Springs were originally designed to carry nuclear warheads?

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