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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The annual bonuses of plant foremen and supervisors are often based on what?
(a) Low injury rate reports.
(b) Employee morale.
(c) Efficient production.
(d) Long hours.

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

3. How many pounds of ground beef can a single infected animal contaminate with E. coli O157:H7?
(a) 32,000.
(b) 2,200.
(c) 20.
(d) 20,000.

4. David M. Theno helped which California poultry processor eliminate Salmonella from most of its birds?
(a) Tyson.
(b) Foster Farms.
(c) Petaluma Poultry Processing.
(d) Grimaud Farms.

5. Where do some meatpacking workers cook little bits of meat on a shift?
(a) In their hard hads.
(b) On the converyer belt motor.
(c) In their sterilizers.
(d) On the cremator.

6. Which kind of grass-fed, lower fat beef considered a gourmet item and may be less likely to spread E. coli?
(a) Kobe.
(b) Stockyard Special.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Argentine.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Plauen becomes part of the communist _______ after World War II.
(a) Ideal.
(b) Demilitarized zone.
(c) Coalition.
(d) German Democratic Republic.

13. Which other German city is less heavily bombed in World War II by the Allies, but sustains more damage?
(a) Munich.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Hamburg.

14. 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) Colorado.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Injured workers at IBP who can't claim worker's comp almost always sign a ________ or risk losing their jobs.

2. What does the "knocker" use to shoot the live cattle in the head as they enter the building?

3. Which health secretary surprises the British Parliament by declaring that mad cow disease might jump species and infect humans?

4. Which group quickly agrees to a large pay cut for its workers when Monfort takes over a Grand Island, Nebraska slaughterhouse?

5. What type of animal is a cow in that it eats primarily grass, and maybe grain, with multiple stomachs?

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