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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tuscan Butcher: Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Batali say Ragu is?
(a) The only way to get good fish.
(b) The only failure of Italian cooking.
(c) A condiment.
(d) Useless in his kitchen.

2. What newspaper put Mario Batali on the map according to Bill?
(a) "The New York Observer."
(b) "The New York Times."
(c) "The New York Sentinel."
(d) "The New Yorker."

3. What were Bill and his wife tired of at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Beef.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Pork.
(d) Pasta.

4. What did Batali have to learn at the Italian restaurant?
(a) Humility.
(b) Patience.
(c) Cutting pasta.
(d) Italian.

5. What magazine did Bill Buford found?
(a) "Bien Manger Magazine."
(b) "Granta Magazine."
(c) "Bon Appetit Magazine."
(d) "Food Magazine."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was polenta made of before the 16th century?

2. Who was working in Dario's shop with Bill on his first day?

3. What restaurant did Bill eat at in Italy in Chapter 10?

4. What book did Dario give Bill?

5. What promise did Batali and Joe make to Andy?

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