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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So You Want to be a Chef? A Commencement Address and Kitchen's Closed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bourdain say he is always aware of in "Department of Human Resources"?
(a) How his workers probably feel underpaid and underappreciated.
(b) The long list of administrative work to deal with.
(c) The importance of maintaining an enjoyable work environment.
(d) The potential impact of his words or actions on the staff.

2. What is Bourdain's position at Brasserie Les Halles?
(a) Sous-chef.
(b) Executive chef.
(c) Line cook.
(d) Owner.

3. How does Bourdain describe Bigfoot?
(a) Brilliant, cunning, and intellectual.
(b) Meek, quiet, and clumsy.
(c) Charming, energetic, and knowledgeable.
(d) Menacing, talentless, and diabolic.

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

5. What does the night porter do?
(a) Cleans the restaurant and takes out the trash after closing.
(b) Balances the books after closing.
(c) Escorts the customers to the valet.
(d) Operates the phones and deals with administrative tasks after closing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the summerhouse that Bourdain shares with his friends?

2. How has Bourdain's wife affected his career?

3. What does Bourdain do to Luis to gain respect from his co-workers?

4. What position does the chef of Le Madri give Bourdain?

5. While Bourdain works at his summer job in the early 1970's, what does he vow?

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