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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. To what does Bourdain compare the size of the Rainbow Room kitchen?
(a) An elevator.
(b) A closet.
(c) A football stadium.
(d) An airport hangar.

2. Why does Bourdain go to Tokyo for Les Halles?
(a) To dine at the restaurant undercover and write an assessment.
(b) To show the chefs and cooks how to make their food identical to the New York location's.
(c) To meet and greet the new chefs at the Tokyo location.
(d) To research new cooking techniques.

3. What is the Escoffier Room?
(a) The class that teaches students about the room where the meat is kept.
(b) The study hall of the CIA.
(c) A three-star restaurant open to the public.
(d) The class with the newest appliances.

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

5. Where is the CIA?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Bourdain acknowledge?

2. Why does Bourdain venture out into the streets on his first morning in Tokyo?

3. What is the name of the fishing expert in France?

4. Bourdain would never have hired Adam if he were not what?

5. Who is the second most important person in the restaurant after the chef?

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