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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Make my Bones and The Happy Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does owning a restaurant feed besides the customers?
(a) One's bank account.
(b) The kitchen staff.
(c) One's creativity.
(d) An ego.

2. What does Bourdain feel about the early 1970's in terms of the cooking world?
(a) It is a time of change.
(b) It is a time of traditional cuisine.
(c) It is a primitive time.
(d) It is an exciting time.

3. According to Bourdain, what are most line cooks?
(a) Immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries.
(b) Culinary geniuses.
(c) Social misfits.
(d) High school dropouts.

4. What color is the wedding cake that Bourdain and Dimitri make?
(a) Saffron.
(b) Taupe.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Ivory.

5. What is the instructor of Escoffier Room known for?
(a) His ineptness when it comes to French cuisine.
(b) His unrelenting, despotic instructional techniques.
(c) The relaxed atmosphere of his class.
(d) His flamboyant personality and fashion sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of restaurant is the place where Bourdain works in the early 1970's?

2. What makes security personnel swarm the Rainbow Room while Bourdain worked there?

3. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?

4. Why do Bourdain and his colleagues hire people from Latin countries?

5. Where does Bourdain's love affair with food start?

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