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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Subway is founded in 1965 by whom?

2. What does William H. Fry of the University of Michigan call the migration from southern California to the Rocky Mountain West?

3. What does Simplot call the dehydrated onion powder he sells to the U.S. Army in World War II?

4. What does KIGY stand for?

5. What is Harlan Sanders' "lifelong struggle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Carl Karcher's personal philosophy?

2. Why does Ray Kroc tell a reporter in 1972 that it is ridiculous to call the fast food industry an "industry"?

3. In James Dobson's (Focus on the Family founder) opinion, how should children be raised?

4. Why does Carl Karcher think Anaheim is "heaven" when he moves there from Ohio?

5. What are some of the requirements made in franchise contracts offered by fast food chains?

6. Why does Disney create "Tomorrowland"?

7. How are poultry contracts constructed?

8. Besides his success in the food business, what else has contributed to J.R. Simplot's wealth?

9. According to one account, why does the deal to put McDonald's in Disneyland initially fall through?

10. Why does Carl's Jr. stock fall during the 1980's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does IBP have on the meat-packing industry? How does the nature of labor change in the meat-packing industry? Who are the major players involved and how does their involvement contribute to the company's getting into legal trouble?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of different food additives in the processed food industry. Why do additives become important? What kinds of additives are used and where do they come from?

Essay Topic 3

What effect does Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, have on the meat-packing industry? What is Sinclair's intended effect in writing the book? What type of legislation is passed as a result of his book's publication?

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