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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes the book, The Jungle, in 1906?
(a) Upton Sinclair.
(b) Mary Shelley.
(c) John Updike.
(d) Henry Miller.

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

3. What are long-haired, working class German fans of American heavy metal music called in Plauen?
(a) Die Hammers.
(b) Die Metalheads.
(c) Die Heavies.
(d) Die Rockers.

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

5. 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?
(a) Simon LeMond.
(b) Simon Legree.
(c) Johann Legrand.
(d) John LeMonde.

6. What type of toxin is released form E. coli O157-H7?
(a) An alpha-toxin.
(b) A Shiga toxin.
(c) A pyrogenic exotoxin.
(d) A Diphtheria toxin.

7. Companies from which country have bought Chrysler, Random House, and RCA Records?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

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

9. What are the apron and gloves made of that workers put on to protect themselves from knife wounds?
(a) Chain mail.
(b) Goretex.
(c) Kevlar.
(d) Leather.

10. Eggs are regulated by what federal agency?
(a) NAS.
(b) NIH.
(c) USDA.
(d) FDA.

11. Cattle remains that were previously fed to cattle are now fed to _____.
(a) Alligators.
(b) Ostriches.
(c) Pets.
(d) Wild boar.

12. Greatly reducing the fat content of ________ could have and immediate effect on the nation's kids, according to the author.
(a) Steak.
(b) Happy Meals.
(c) Chocolate sundaes.
(d) Fried chicken.

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

14. How high can the percentage of cattle that carries E. coli O157:H7 get in the summer?
(a) Twenty-five percent.
(b) Forty percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) One percent.

15. The Titan II missiles at which company's plant northwest of Colorado Springs were originally designed to carry nuclear warheads?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Northrup.
(c) Raytheon.
(d) Lockheed Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do some meatpacking workers cook little bits of meat on a shift?

2. Plauen becomes part of the communist _______ after World War II.

3. David M. Theno helped which California poultry processor eliminate Salmonella from most of its birds?

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

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

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