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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom has the instructor for the Escoffier Room been rumored to have worked with?
(a) Fernand Point.
(b) Paul Bocuse.
(c) Pierre Troisgros.
(d) Auguste Escoffier.

2. Where does Bourdain meet Bigfoot?
(a) At Mario's restaurant.
(b) At a vegetable market.
(c) In France.
(d) At the Culinary Institute.

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

4. 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 willingness to try again.
(d) A man's desire to succeed.

5. What is the name of the boiler man at Bourdain's summer job?
(a) Paul.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Luther.
(d) Tyrone.

6. Bourdain and Bigfoot formed a bond despite what?
(a) Living in different cities.
(b) Fluctuations in employment for both of them.
(c) An initial dislike for one another.
(d) Competing against each other on numerous occasions.

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

8. What must Bourdain endure at CIA?
(a) Alienation from classmates.
(b) Buffet-style dishes.
(c) Out-of-date appliances.
(d) Pompous teachers.

9. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?
(a) A professional palate.
(b) A sense of adventure.
(c) A level of risk.
(d) Steady hands.

10. Bourdain says that line cooking is not about innovation, but what?
(a) Artistic expression.
(b) Perfection.
(c) Consistency.
(d) Loyalty.

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

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

13. What year does Bourdain graduate high school?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1976.

14. What kind of restaurant is the place where Bourdain works in the early 1970's?
(a) A pub.
(b) An upscale restaurant serving French cuisine.
(c) A fast food restaurant.
(d) A summer tourist establishment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bourdain admit from the get-go?

2. To what does Bourdain compare the size of the Rainbow Room kitchen?

3. What type of soup does Bourdain eat that changes his life?

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

5. How does Bourdain feel about the chef at the restaurant, Mario's?

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