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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 country's beef has a vastly lower rate of Salmonella than the U.S., at .01%?

2. Greatly reducing the fat content of ________ could have and immediate effect on the nation's kids, according to the author.

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

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

5. What is the primary export of Plauen, Germany before World War I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Sandra Gallegos disagree with Lee Harding's assumption that he got E. coli poisoning from a chicken taco at a Mexican restaurant?

6. Why does the author say that the "market" is a tool?

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

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

9. How are most jobs performed in the beef industry and how is it different than the poultry industry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the practices that get ConAgra Foods into legal trouble. Which aspects of their business are involved? How are they punished?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Henry Ford's assembly line style of production affects evolution of service in the fast food industry. What restaurant chains espouse this method of production? Why is it so effective?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the lives of Ray Kroc and Walt Disney. Include their personal histories, their business philosophies, and their interactions with each other.

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