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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which health secretary surprises the British Parliament by declaring that mad cow disease might jump species and infect humans?
(a) Gregory Barker.
(b) Stephen Dorrell.
(c) Danny Alexander.
(d) Alistair Carmichael.

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

3. Which room in the meatpacking plant contains machines that assemble cardboard boxes and vacuum seal meat in plastic?
(a) The butcher shop.
(b) The fabricating room.
(c) The kill floor.
(d) The rump room.

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

5. Who is the largest employer in Weld County, Colorado?
(a) ConAgra.
(b) Armour.
(c) Monfort.
(d) Swift.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the packing plant do workers use a power saw to slice cattle into halves?

2. The Internet at the heart of today's economy started out as what?

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

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

5. Who slits the neck of a steer every ten seconds in the meatpacking house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does World War I destroy the culture of Plauen, Germany?

2. How do the problems McDonald's is having with expansion resemble those of the British Empire a century ago?

3. How does the McDonald's Corporation review Fast Food Nation?

4. Why does East German parliament member, Ernst Doerfler, call for a ban on McDonald's in East Germany?

5. Why do meatpacking workers routinely develop cumulative trauma disorders?

6. According to anthropologist, Yunxiang Yan, what does McDonald's represent for Beijing customers?

7. What does one of Dale Lasater's grandfather's do to fight against the Beef Trust?

8. Why is Red Top Restaurant a good place to work?

9. According to the author, what is one of President George W. Bush's first acts in office?

10. What are the main reasons that most migrant workers look for meatpacking jobs in America?

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