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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Cooks? and From our Kitchen to your Table.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Bourdain's love affair with food start?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1980.

2. What does Bourdain do while in France with his family?
(a) Visits the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
(b) Tests the food in Paris' cafes.
(c) Explores the beaches of Normandy.
(d) Visits a number of vineyards.

3. Why does Bourdain advise against eating at brunch buffets?
(a) The potential for bacteria is very high.
(b) People tend to eat for quantity, not quality.
(c) The food is often stale.
(d) Buffets never serve well-prepared food.

4. What does Bourdain realize in Vienne?
(a) Food is luxury.
(b) Food is important.
(c) Food is art.
(d) Food is necessary to live.

5. Whom does Bourdain acknowledge?
(a) The professors and teachers at his culinary school.
(b) His publishers and agents.
(c) Those whose talents and credentials supersede his own.
(d) His wife and parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bourdain and Dimitri earn extra money in Provincetown?

2. What kind of food does the restaurant where Bourdain worked in the summer serve?

3. How does Bourdain describe the line cooks in most kitchens?

4. What is the name of the boiler man at Bourdain's summer job?

5. What does Bourdain love about Bobby?

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