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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Batali's signature restaurant?
(a) Babbo.
(b) The Bibbi.
(c) The Bardo.
(d) The Mario dona.

2. What TV network was Batali's cooking show on?
(a) HGTV.
(b) MSNBC.
(c) The Food Network.
(d) The Eat Well Network.

3. What is Ragu?
(a) A tomato sauce served on pizza.
(b) The basic sauce served with pasta.
(c) A meat ball.
(d) A fish sauce.

4. In what Italian city did Batali study cooking according to Chapter 4?
(a) Porretta Terme.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Terimindo.
(d) Provenci.

5. What is polenta made of?
(a) Beef, chicken and pork meat with spices.
(b) Five different fishes.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Cheese.

6. Who wrote the book Bill found about a 15th century cook?
(a) A cook.
(b) A local official.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A priest.

7. When did Bill first made polenta?
(a) At home.
(b) At the Babbo.
(c) For a benefit dinner in Nashville.
(d) At the Po.

8. What game did Bill take Batali to after dinner?
(a) The Redskins.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) The Bears.
(d) The Red Socks.

9. Why did the pastry chef tell Bill he could leave?
(a) He had an interview schedule.
(b) He had a date.
(c) He had a plane to catch.
(d) He needed to go to the hospital.

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

11. Why did Nick leave Babbo?
(a) He had a fight with Batali.
(b) He wanted to tour the world.
(c) He wanted to open his restaurant.
(d) He wanted to study in Italy.

12. What did Batali really want to do?
(a) Learn to cook like his grandmother.
(b) Become an architect.
(c) Have his own TV show.
(d) Become a veterinarian.

13. Who did Bill work under in Batali's kitchen?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Elisa.

14. What was Marco Pierre White avid at?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Running.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Fishing.

15. Where did Batali move to learn to cook under a matron?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant did Batali study in?

2. Who was doing the menial work in Babbo's kitchen?

3. Who did Batali study under in Italy?

4. What does "hammered" mean in a kitchen?

5. How many time did Bill drop or burn the stuffed fish on the grill?

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