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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. Which packing house owner is one of the two people from Colorado to be put on President Nixon's enemy list?

2. Which room in the meatpacking plant contains machines that assemble cardboard boxes and vacuum seal meat in plastic?

3. Which company's name translates to "partnership with the land"?

4. During the communist rule of East Germany, the successful manufacturing of what product causes high pollution in the city?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What new production method developed by IBP causes skilled, unionized supermarket butchers to be fired?

2. What was the most popular meat in America before World War II and why did that change?

3. How does the vegetarian community react when it is brought to light that there is a beef additive in the McDonald's french fries?

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

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

6. Why is the impact of fast food readily apparent in Germany?

7. What is the scariest job performed by the late-night cleaning crew and why?

8. How does In-N-Out Burger do business differently than other restaurants?

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

10. Why is the high turnover rate in the meatpacking industry not a concern for large companies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plight of the Idaho potato farmer. How does the potato industry evolve in the twentieth century? Who are the major players involved in changing the potato industry? How does the development of potatoes into a bulk commodity affect the farmer?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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