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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Level of Discourse and Other Bodies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bourdain does not understand anyone with a preference for what?
(a) Rare meat.
(b) Medium rare meat.
(c) Well done meat.
(d) Blue meat.

2. How does Bourdain describe the line cooks in most kitchens?
(a) As dysfunctional types.
(b) As hard workers.
(c) As sweaty and high-strung.
(d) As young and irresponsible.

3. What type of restaurant will Bourdain never eat in?
(a) A fast food restaurant.
(b) A restaurant with dirty bathrooms.
(c) A restaurant with a laminated menu.
(d) A restaurant that has live music.

4. What is a Queez?
(a) A Cuisinart food processor.
(b) An irate customer.
(c) The sous-chef.
(d) A restaurant critic.

5. What does floor or scum refer to?
(a) Dirt.
(b) The floor personnel.
(c) The leftovers.
(d) The customers in a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides culinary proficiency, what determines a person's kitchen success?

2. What type of food should one never eat at a restaurant on a Monday?

3. What famous movie is the restaurant Rick's Cafe a theme of?

4. What do runners do?

5. What was the dream of Tom and Fred of Tom H?

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