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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bill decide he wanted to do about his obsession?
(a) He wanted to find the oldest book possible on the subject.
(b) He wanted to learn from an Italian cook.
(c) He wanted to write a book.
(d) He wanted to go to France.

2. What dish was Bill allowed to help prepare in Chapter 23?
(a) Arimeta.
(b) Arista.
(c) Mostorina.
(d) Morina.

3. What did Dario want to become before returning to the family business?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) A priest.
(d) A teacher.

4. What did Bill find Dario reciting to his customers?
(a) Dante's "Inferno."
(b) "Don Giovanni."
(c) "La Dolce Vita".
(d) "Casanova."

5. What project did Batali ask Bill about?
(a) Whether Bill would move to Italy.
(b) Whether Bill would open a restaurant.
(c) Whether Bill would open a butcher shop.
(d) Whether Bill would open a cooking school.

6. What did Bill do to lose his composure?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) He said something offensive.
(c) He laughed too hard.
(d) He argued with Batali.

7. Why was the meat of the Chianines tender and much desired?
(a) The cow was massaged and fed grass.
(b) The cow was allowed to roam freely.
(c) The cow was fed beer.
(d) The cow worked on vineyard and farms.

8. Why did Dario berate the restaurant owner when they went out to dinner?
(a) The food was cold.
(b) The restaurant wasn't buying from him.
(c) The restaurant wanted to charge him too much.
(d) The food was not Italian and was made from inferior meat.

9. What type of meat did Dario not sell according to Chapter 27?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pork.
(c) Italian beef.
(d) Chianine meat.

10. What was Andy's restaurant named?
(a) Caliete.
(b) Andy's.
(c) Caso bueno.
(d) Casa Mono.

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

12. What did Dario's father die of?
(a) Shot to death.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

13. Who did Bill convince to come with him to Italy in Chapter 19?
(a) Mark.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) Batali.

14. What were the earliest books Bill was able to find calling for to make pasta?
(a) Water and flour.
(b) Flour and eggs.
(c) Four, milk, and eggs.
(d) Eggs, water, and flour.

15. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Chianines special?

2. What was the name of the estate Dario bought after taking over the family business?

3. Who wrote the the book Bill found that finally answered his question?

4. What did Betta force Bill to do first in her pizzeria?

5. What were the two estates flanking Dario's dedicated to?

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