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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bourdain in a low period when Bigfoot hires him?
(a) Bourdain believes he is talentless.
(b) Bourdain is unsure of what he wants to do with his life.
(c) Bourdain is dealing with a death in his family.
(d) Bourdain is broke and in drug rehab.

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

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

4. When is seafood normally delivered?
(a) Fridays.
(b) On the weekend.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Tuesdays or Thursdays.

5. According to Bigfoot, what is more important than lapses in judgment or destructive behavior?
(a) A man's talent.
(b) A man's essential character.
(c) A man's desire to succeed.
(d) A man's willingness to try again.

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

7. What does Bourdain want to do after his trip to France besides enjoy the food?
(a) Write a food diary of his trip.
(b) Impart the same enjoyment on others.
(c) Create new dishes using the ingredients of French cuisine.
(d) Explore the cuisine of his home country.

8. What is one of the qualities that Bourdain most values in a line cook?
(a) A line cook who gets along with co-workers.
(b) A line cook who never calls in sick.
(c) A line cook who can teach others new techniques.
(d) A line cook who learns quickly.

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

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

11. While Bourdain works at his summer job in the early 1970's, what does he vow?
(a) To go to law school to please his parents.
(b) To learn everything he can about French cuisine.
(c) Not to be stuck in subordinate kitchen roles.
(d) To travel to France again.

12. What does Bourdain witness for the first time at the restaurant he works at with Sam G and Dimitri?
(a) "Failing Restaurant Syndrome".
(b) "Lazy Chef Syndrome."
(c) "Running Customer Syndrome".
(d) "Burnt Toast Syndrome."

13. What is the name of the fishing expert in France?
(a) Monsieur Alain Bertrand.
(b) Monsieur Saint-Jour.
(c) Monsieur Dominique Francois.
(d) Monsieur Frederick.

14. How does Bourdain feel during his time at college?
(a) Undisciplined and uninterested.
(b) Ambitious and goal-oriented.
(c) Stressed and overworked.
(d) Out of place and awkward.

15. How does Bourdain feel about the chef at the restaurant, Mario's?
(a) Bourdain despises him.
(b) Bourdain respects him.
(c) Bourdain feels he is talentless.
(d) Bourdain is in awe of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the best nights for eating out?

2. What is the name of the restaurant where Bourdain works with Sam G and Dimitri?

3. For whom does Bourdain have disdain?

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

5. What has yet to arrive in the culinary world in the 1970's?

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