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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. Chicken meat had been traditionally provided by hens too ______ to lay eggs.

2. Who brings the Parisian recipe for pommes frites to America in 1802?

3. Which law is passed that makes it illegal for fast food websites to ask for personal information from children?

4. Who founds Dunkin' Donuts?

5. Whose previous appearance at the "Success" seminar spurs other celebrities to speak at them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the wide gulf between Colorado Springs and Pueblo?

2. What happens when a franchise operator fails to follow the McDonald's operation and training manual?

3. Why is the automobile industry not content with just reaping the rewards of government-subsidized road construction?

4. What is Carl Karcher's personal philosophy?

5. What strategy does Ray Kroc's business partner, Harry J. Sonneborn, devise to ensure McDonald's financial success?

6. Why does General Motors get into the franchise business in 1898?

7. Despite differences between the two men, how is Walt Disney a role model for Ray Kroc?

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

9. What odd mix of traits makes J.R. Simplot so successful?

10. Why does Dave Feamster get into business owning a Little Caesar's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author compare the appearance of bacterium Escherichia coli O157:H7 to the outbreak of the AIDS virus? Include when each first appeared, its affects on its victims, and how each can lie dormant for years, and what conditions have made it possible for each to thrive.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the conservative nature of the city of Colorado Springs evolved. Include the historical, political, and religious aspects of the city.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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