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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The East German Secret Police are called ______.
(a) Stasi.
(b) EGSP.
(c) KGB.
(d) NAZI.

2. What was the name of the cat that died in Bristol, England of a feline variant of mad cow disease?
(a) Bat Cat.
(b) Peekachoo.
(c) Yoda.
(d) Mad Max.

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

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

5. Injured workers at IBP who can't claim worker's comp almost always sign a ________ or risk losing their jobs.
(a) Waiver.
(b) Consent form.
(c) Confession of personal negligence.
(d) Short-term contract.

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

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

8. What is the other name for mad cow disease from the book?
(a) E. coli O157:H7.
(b) BSE.
(c) AQS.
(d) SARS.

9. What is the name of the "labor consultant" from New York City who meets with IBP and has close ties to La Cosa Nostra?
(a) John Gotti.
(b) Tom Pendergast.
(c) Moe Stenman.
(d) Al Capone.

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

11. Who announces that it is putting a new restaurant in every Wal-Mart in Germany?
(a) Pizza Hut International.
(b) KFC Germany.
(c) Subway Rhineland.
(d) McDonald's Deutschland.

12. What does the "knocker" use to shoot the live cattle in the head as they enter the building?
(a) An air rifle.
(b) A captive bolt stunner.
(c) A taser gun.
(d) A shotgun.

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. What is the name of the small electric knives with spinning, round blades that workers use to carve meat?
(a) Carver.
(b) Whizzard.
(c) Slingblade.
(d) Sectioner.

15. Which is the only state in the union to allow companies to leave the worker's comp system and set up its own system for dealing with injuries?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness caused by the toxin in E. coli O157-H7 can lead to kidney failure, anemia, internal bleeding, and the destruction of vital organs?

2. What do some workers need to make themselves feel charged up and self-confident?

3. Who kills Nathan Meeker in a dispute in 1879?

4. The sections of beef known as chucks, loins, ribs, and rounds are known as _______.

5. How many pounds of ground beef can a single infected animal contaminate with E. coli O157:H7?

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