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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Batali become when he accepted his first kitchen?
(a) The first American to have a kitchen.
(b) The highest paid chef of his age.
(c) The youngest chef.
(d) The worst paid chef of his age.

2. What does the food prepared on the grill have to be considered acceptable?
(a) A few burns.
(b) A good sauce.
(c) The smokey smell.
(d) The mark of the grill.

3. Why did Bill meet with Marco Pierre White?
(a) To aks him to take him in.
(b) To talk about Italy.
(c) To talk about pasta.
(d) To ask him what Batali learned from him.

4. Who did Batali open a pizzeria with according to Chapter 15?
(a) Mark.
(b) Andy.
(c) Charles.
(d) Joe.

5. What did the sous chef do to Bill during the night in Chapter 15?
(a) He ignored him all night.
(b) He stood over his shoulder waiting for him to make a mistake.
(c) He gave him contradictory orders.
(d) He transferred him to the prep kitchen.

6. How many time did Bill drop or burn the stuffed fish on the grill?
(a) Half of them.
(b) A third of them.
(c) None of them.
(d) All of them.

7. What was an "extern" in Batali's kitchen?
(a) A part time employe.
(b) A consultant.
(c) A cleaning boy.
(d) An unpaid intern.

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

9. Who did Batali open a restaurant with in 1992?
(a) Pierro Maltoni.
(b) Sophia Lenguini.
(c) Arturo Sighinolfi.
(d) Roberto Casineli.

10. What is polenta?
(a) A fish dish.
(b) A cut of beef.
(c) A sausage.
(d) A porridge-like cereal.

11. What did Batali do on his TV show?
(a) He toured schools to improve nutrition.
(b) He went to restaurants to help them improve.
(c) He went to people's house to cook a meal.
(d) He taught people to cook a specific meal.

12. How long after taking over the grill was Bill hammered for the first time?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

13. Why would Bill never have the chance to work with Marco Pierre White?
(a) Marco Pierre White hated Bill.
(b) Marco Pierre White lost his restaurant.
(c) Marco Pierre White retired from cooking.
(d) Marco Pierre White died after the interview.

14. What city was the 15th century book Bill found written in?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Turin.
(d) Naples.

15. What stuffed fish did Bill have trouble with at the grill?
(a) Poisoni.
(b) Robini.
(c) Branzino.
(d) Panimelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bill first made polenta?

2. Who did the article about Batali attract the attention of according to Bill?

3. What did Mario Batali do when invited to Bill's for dinner?

4. What was the name of Babbo's sous chef?

5. What chef's work was featured in the 15th century book Bill found?

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