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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the meals that Batali cooked on TV never turn out quite the same as in his restaurant according to Bill?
(a) The ingredients were different.
(b) Because it was difficult to downscale restaurant receipes.
(c) Batali didn't have the time to do the complete recipe.
(d) Batali didn't want to give away all his secrets.

2. What chef's work was featured in the 15th century book Bill found?
(a) Maestro Martino.
(b) Maestro Romani.
(c) Maestro Remi.
(d) Maestro Angelo.

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

4. What station did Bill beg Batali to assign him to?
(a) The grill.
(b) The sauce station.
(c) The fish station.
(d) The pasta station.

5. What did Batali do to Dominic when Dominic bumped into him?
(a) He fired him.
(b) He told him to take the night off.
(c) He dressed him down.
(d) He slapped him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did Bill take Batali to after dinner?

2. What did the sous chef do to Bill during the night in Chapter 15?

3. What large cities was the city Batali studied cooking between?

4. Why was Holly Burling hired?

5. What restaurant did Batali study in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Jonathan Lynne according to Chapter 13?

2. What did Bill learn about polenta in Chapter 14?

3. What did Bill become in Chapter 1, and what did it teach Bill?

4. What is considered the most basic sauce and how is it made?

5. What did Bill learn to cook in Chapter 8 and what happened after he mastered the dish?

6. What was Bil's first introduction to kitchen politics in Chapter 3?

7. Why was the restaurant called Otto doomed to fail, according to Chapter 15?

8. Where did Batali arrive in Chapter 4?

9. Who came to work at Babbo's in Chapter 7?

10. What does Bill learn about clams despite not liking them?

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